Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of participants in Jimma Town, southwest, Ethiopia, 2021 (n=630)

Variable	Category	Frequency (N)	%
Sex	Male	314	49.8
	Female	311	49.4
	Missing	5	0.8
Age	15–19	29	4.6
	20–29	174	27.7
	30–39	198	31.4
	40–49	135	21.4
	50–49	61	9.8
	60 and above	31	4.9
Marital status	Single	164	26.4
	Married	381	61.4
	Divorced	45	7.2
	Widowed	31	5.0
Religion	Muslim	341	54.4
	Orthodox	181	28.9
	Protestant	95	15.2
	Catholic	8	1.3
	Others*	2	0.3
Occupation	Government employee	153	24.8
	Merchant	137	22.2
	Private employee	118	19.1
	Housewife	104	16.8
	Others†	52	8.4
	Unemployed	26	4.2
	Day labourer	25	4.0
	Farmer	3	0.5
Education	Illiterate	18	2.9
	Elementary	181	29.1
	High school	188	30.2
	Diploma and above	235	37.8
Ethnicity	Oromo	364	64.1
	Amhara	106	18.7
	Gurage	28	4.9
	Others‡	61	10.7
	Tigre	9	1.6
Monthly income	ETB0–ETB4999	518	82.7
	ETB5000–ETB9999	107	17.1
	ETB10 000–ETB15 000	1	0.2

*Wakefata, Atheist, Jehovah’s witness and Apostle.
†Includes (retired, student).
‡Include (Yem, Silte, kefa, Wolayta and Benchi maji ethnic groups).