Table 1 Demographic Characteristics of the respondents of the households interviewed for proper iodized salt utilization in Ahferom District, North Ethiopia, 2012 (n = 318)
variables | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Household esidence | ||
Urban | 88 | 27.7 |
Rural | 230 | 72.3 |
Sex of the head of the household | ||
Female | 98 | 30.8 |
Male | 220 | 69.2 |
Children below 12 years | ||
No | 71 | 22.3 |
Yes | 247 | 77.7 |
Occupation of food caterers | ||
Farmer | 262 | 82.4 |
Merchant | 25 | 7.9 |
Spouse | 10 | 3.1 |
Governmental employee | 7 | 2.2 |
Day laborer | 7 | 2.2 |
Others | 7 | 2.2 |
Source of household income | ||
Farming | 252 | 79.2 |
Trading | 28 | 8.8 |
Trading and Farming | 10 | 3.1 |
Daily employee | 7 | 2.2 |
Governmental | 6 | 1.9 |
Others | 15 | 4.7 |
Household monthly income level in Birr | ||
< 500 | 224 | 75.4 |
501–1000 | 49 | 16.5 |
1001–1500 | 13 | 4.4 |
1501–2000 | 8 | 2.7 |
Above 2000 | 3 | 1.0 |
Educational level of head of HH | ||
Illiterate | 134 | 42.4 |
Read and write | 46 | 14.6 |
Elementary School | 116 | 36.7 |
Secondary school | 13 | 4.1 |
College/ University | 7 | 2.2 |
Educational level of food caterers | ||
Illiterate | 188 | 59.1 |
Read and write | 22 | 6.9 |
Elementary School | 92 | 28.9 |
Secondary school | 11 | 3.5 |
College/ University | 5 | 1.6 |
Age of food caterers | ||
Independent age group | 299 | 94.3 |
Dependent age group | 18 | 5.678 |
Family size | ||
1–4 | 124 | 39.2 |
5–6 | 79 | 25.0 |
7–10 | 113 | 35.8 |