Variable | Category | Frequency (%) |
---|---|---|
Age of women(N = 707) | less than 20 | 89(12.6) |
20-34 | 473(66.9) | |
35 and above | 145(20.5) | |
Mean ± SD | 27.2 ± 5.5 | |
Religion(N = 707) | Protestant | 434(61.4) |
Orthodox | 262(37.1) | |
Othersa | 11(1.6) | |
Marital status(N = 707) | In marital union | 676(95.6) |
Not in marital uniond | 31(4.4) | |
Living with a partner(N = 707) | Yes | 661(93.5) |
No | 46(6.5) | |
Ethnicity(N = 707) | Gammo | 572(80.9) |
Wollaita | 97(13.7) | |
Zeise | 17(2.4) | |
Othersb | 21(3.0) | |
Occupation(N = 707) | House wife | 338(47.8) |
Farmer | 249(35.2) | |
Othersc | 120(17.0) | |
Educational status(N = 707) | Illiterate | 254(36.0) |
Read and write | 71(10.1) | |
Primary education | 287(40.7) | |
Secondary education and above | 95(13.4) | |
Wealth status(N = 705) | Low | 203(28.8) |
Low-medium | 149(21.1) | |
Medium-high | 123(17.4) | |
High | 230(32.6) | |
Ever listen to the radio(N = 707) | Yes | 370(52.3) |
No | 337(47.7) | |
Frequency of listening to the radio(N = 370) | Almost every day | 186(50.3) |
Once in a week | 158(42.7) | |
Less than once in a week | 26(7.0) |