Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents in Konso district, southern Ethiopia 2019 (n = 501)
Variable | Category | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Marital status | Married | 486 | 97.0 |
Unmarried | 15 | 3.0 | |
Age of women in years | 18–24 | 103 | 20.5 |
25–34 | 323 | 64.5 | |
35–45 | 75 | 15.0 | |
Family size in number | 2–5 | 249 | 49.7 |
6–8 | 170 | 33.9 | |
≥ 9 | 82 | 16.4 | |
Religion | Protestant | 335 | 66.9 |
Orthodox | 95 | 19.0 | |
Cultural believers | 71 | 14.2 | |
Women’s educational status | Illiterate | 341 | 68.1 |
Can read and write | 54 | 10.8 | |
Primary education | 68 | 13.6 | |
Secondary and Above | 38 | 7.6 | |
Husband educational status | Illiterate | 273 | 54.5 |
Can read and write | 67 | 13.4 | |
Primary education | 61 | 12.2 | |
Secondary and Above | 100 | 20.0 | |
Women’s occupational status | Farmer | 397 | 79.2 |
Merchant | 42 | 8.4 | |
Daily worker | 40 | 8.0 | |
Government worker | 22 | 4.4 | |
Husband’s occupational status | Farmer | 359 | 71.7 |
Merchant | 44 | 8.8 | |
Daily worker | 44 | 8.8 | |
Government worker | 54 | 10.8 | |
Husbands with two or more wives. | Yes | 92 | 18.4 |
No | 409 | 81.6 | |
Average family income (Ethiopian birr) | < 500 | 350 | 69.9 |
500–1000 | 63 | 12.5 | |
1001–1500 | 23 | 4.6 | |
> = 1501 | 65 | 12.9 | |
Decision-making power on households asset | Husband only | 183 | 36.5 |
Wife only | 14 | 2.7 | |
Husband and wife | 304 | 60.6 | |
Wealth index | Poor | 392 | 78.2 |
Medium | 67 | 13.4 | |
Rich | 29 | 5.8 | |
Very rich | 13 | 2.6 |