Table 1 Socio-demographic, economic characteristics, and alcohol consumption of households, in Waliso Town, Ethiopia, 2021/2022 (N = 396)
Variables | Categories | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 298 | 75.3 |
Female | 98 | 24.7 | |
Age | 18–29 | 55 | 13.9 |
30–39 | 159 | 40.2 | |
40–49 | 117 | 29.5 | |
 ≥ 50 | 65 | 16.4 | |
Family size | 1–3 | 97 | 24.5 |
4–5 | 208 | 52.5 | |
6 +  | 91 | 23.0 | |
Dependent number | No dependent in Family | 66 | 16.7 |
1–2 | 244 | 61.6 | |
 ≥ 3 | 86 | 21.7 | |
Ethnicity | Oromo | 251 | 63.4 |
Amhara | 70 | 17.7 | |
Gurage | 70 | 17.7 | |
Other | 5 | 1.3 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 199 | 50.3 |
Muslim | 69 | 17.4 | |
Protestant | 123 | 31.1 | |
Other | 5 | 1.3 | |
Marital status | Single | 24 | 6.1 |
Married | 281 | 71.0 | |
Divorced | 49 | 12.4 | |
Widowed | 42 | 10.6 | |
Educational status | No formal education | 79 | 19.9 |
Elementary (1–8) | 104 | 26.3 | |
Secondary (9–12) | 107 | 27.0 | |
Diploma and above | 106 | 26.8 | |
Employment | Un Employed | 64 | 16.2 |
Self Employed | 91 | 23.0 | |
Wage laborer | 73 | 18.4 | |
GO/NGO Employee | 114 | 28.8 | |
Merchant | 54 | 13.6 | |
Monthly income |  < 2929 ETB(57 USD) | 175 | 44.2 |
 > 2929ETB(57 USD) | 221 | 55.8 | |
Food share of monthly Expenditure |  < 50% of HH income | 37 | 9.3 |
50–75% of HH income | 105 | 26.5 | |
 > 75% of HH income | 254 | 64.1 | |
Had Bank Account | Yes | 352 | 88.9 |
No | 44 | 11.1 | |
Wealth Index | Poor | 132 | 33.3 |
Medium | 144 | 36.4 | |
Rich | 120 | 30.3 | |
Food source | Self-Production | 27 | 6.8 |
Market Purchase | 358 | 90.4 | |
Donation | 11 | 2.8 | |
Alcohol consumption | Yes | 96 | 24.2 |
No | 300 | 75.8 | |
chews chat | Yes | 61 | 15.4 |
No | 335 | 84.6 |