Variables | Frequency | Per cent |
Town of residence | ||
Robe | 380 | 59.28 |
Goba | 261 | 40.72 |
Sex | ||
Male | 228 | 35.57 |
Female | 413 | 64.43 |
Age category in years | ||
18–29 | 262 | 40.87 |
30–39 | 134 | 20.90 |
40–49 | 103 | 16.07 |
50–59 | 92 | 14.35 |
60–64 | 50 | 7.81 |
Educational status | ||
No formal education | 79 | 12.35 |
Primary and secondary | 396 | 61.87 |
Diploma and above | 165 | 25.78 |
Ethnicity | ||
Oromo | 512 | 79.87 |
Amhara | 97 | 15.13 |
Wolaita | 10 | 1.56 |
Somali | 1 | 0.16 |
Refused | 21 | 3.28 |
Religion | ||
Muslim | 275 | 42.90 |
Orthodox Christian | 298 | 46.49 |
Protestant Christian | 67 | 10.45 |
Catholic | 1 | 0.16 |
Marital status | ||
Never-married | 134 | 21.20 |
Ever-married | 498 | 78.80 |
Occupational status | ||
Employed | 283 | 44.57 |
Housewives | 238 | 37.48 |
Unemployed* | 114 | 17.95 |
Wealth index | ||
Low | 257 | 40.10 |
Medium | 149 | 23.24 |
High | 235 | 36.66 |
Body mass index | ||
<18.5 kg/m2 | 57 | 9.16 |
18.5–24.99 kg/m2 | 402 | 64.63 |
≥25 kg/m2 | 163 | 26.21 |
*Unemployed adults, students and retired.