Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants, Addis Ababa, December 2006.
Frequency | % | |
Sex | ||
Male | 1538 | 41.4 |
Female | 2175 | 58.6 |
Age group | ||
25–34 | 1117 | 30.1 |
35–44 | 1053 | 28.4 |
45–54 | 897 | 24.2 |
55–64 | 646 | 17.4 |
Religion | ||
Christian | 3457 | 93.1 |
Moslem | 256 | 6.9 |
Ethnic group | ||
Amhara | 1957 | 52.7 |
Oromo | 750 | 20.2 |
Guraghe | 426 | 11.5 |
Tigre | 311 | 8.4 |
Other | 269 | 7.2 |
Education level | ||
No formal education | 864 | 23.3 |
Primary (1–6) | 843 | 22.7 |
Secondary (7–12) | 1566 | 42.2 |
Above secondary | 440 | 11.9 |
Paid work (income generating) | ||
Yes | 1668 | 44.9 |
No | 2045 | 55.1 |