Nearly one-in-five households utilized inadequate iodized salt in Nifas Silk Sub-City, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics among households in Woreda 11, Nifas silk Sub-city, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2020

Variables		Frequency	Percent
Age in years	18–24	100	28.7
	25–29	78	22.4
	30–34	52	14.9
	35–39	43	12.4
	≥ 40	75	21.6
Sex	Male	63	18.1
Sex	Female	285	81.9
Marital status	Married	217	62.4
	Single	112	32.2
	Divorced	12	3.4
	Widowed	7	2.0
Educational status	Unable to read and write	26	7.5
	Read and write only	18	5.2
	Primary school (Grade 1–8)	62	17.8
	Secondary school (Grade 9–10)	78	22.4
	Preparatory school (Grade 11–12)	28	8
	College and above	136	39.1
Occupation	Government employ	37	10.6
	Private employ	171	49.1
	Student	31	8.9
	House wife	109	31.3
Family size	Less than 3	126	36.2
	3–5	172	49.4
	Above 5	50	14.4
Average monthly income per USD	< 30	25	7.2
	30–60	111	31.9
	60–90	58	16.7
	> 90	154	44.3

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