Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents (N = 215 each city).
Attributes | Bahir Dar | Hawassa |
|---|---|---|
Gender (%) | ||
 Male | 82.3 | 75.3 |
 Female | 17.7 | 24.7 |
Age (in years) | µ = 41, δ = 21 | µ = 44, δ = 23 |
 18–24 | 18.1 | 17.2 |
 25–34 | 34.9 | 30.7 |
 35–44 | 25.6 | 22.8 |
 45–54 | 17.7 | 21.9 |
 55–64 | 2.8 | 6.5 |
 64+ | 0.9 | 0.9 |
Marital status (%) | ||
 Married | 68.8 | 64.7 |
 Not married | 27.9 | 25.6 |
 Divorced | 3.3 | 5.6 |
 Widowed | – | 4.2 |
Education (%) | ||
 Grade 1–8 | 7.9 | 12.6 |
 Grade 9–12 | 14.4 | 18.8 |
 College/university student | 8.8 | 11.6 |
 College/university graduate | 68.8 | 57.2 |
Family size | µ = 3.6, δ = 2.5 | µ = 4, δ = 2 |
 1–3 | 51.6 | 40.5 |
 4–6 | 36.7 | 44.2 |
 6+ | 11.6 | 15.3 |
Monthly income (Birr) | µ = 2500 | µ = 2750 |
 580–2000 | 42.8 | 33.5 |
 2001–4000 | 34.0 | 40.9 |
 4001–7000 | 16.7 | 21.4 |
 > 7000 | 6.5 | 4.2 |
Main income source (%) | ||
 Self employed | 33.0 | 33.5 |
 Private business/NGO employed | 23.7 | 24.2 |
 Government employed | 42.8 | 40.0 |
 Pensioner | 0.5 | 2.3 |