Table 2 Socio demographic characteristics of mothers in the Hababo Guduru district, west Ethiopia, 2014
Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Marital status | ||
Married | 555 | 91.0 |
Single | 55 | 9.0 |
Age | ||
15–29 | 59 | 9.7 |
30–39 | 309 | 50.6 |
40–49 | 242 | 39.7 |
Number of daughters | ||
One | 125 | 20.5 |
Two | 214 | 35.1 |
Three | 166 | 27.2 |
Four and above | 105 | 17.2 |
Occupation | ||
House wife | 529 | 86.7 |
Civil servant | 19 | 3.1 |
Merchant | 50 | 8.2 |
Student | 12 | 2.0 |
Educational status | ||
Cannot read and write | 455 | 74.6 |
Read and write | 129 | 21.1 |
Primary and above | 26 | 4.3 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox Christian | 256 | 42.0 |
Protestant Christian | 249 | 40.8 |
Traditional belief | 105 | 17.2 |
Residence | ||
Rural | 455 | 74.6 |
Income per month | ||
<555 birr | 375 | 61.5 |
556–1233 birr | 213 | 34.9 |
>1233 birr | 22 | 3.6 |