Table 3 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents Chagni town, 2018 (n = 274)
Variable | Category | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 154 (56.2) |
Female | 120 (43.8) | |
Age | 18–24 | 90 (32.8) |
25–34 | 73 (26.6) | |
≥35 | 111 (40.5) | |
Marital status | Single | 86 (31.4) |
Married | 128 (46.7) | |
Divorced | 14 (5.1) | |
Widowed | 46 (16.8) | |
Family size/HH | 1–4 | 120 (43.8) |
5–7 | 115 (42) | |
8 and above | 39 (14.2) | |
Educational status | Illiterate | 118 (43.1) |
Read and write | 96 (35) | |
Primary school | 29 (10.6) | |
Secondary school and above | 31 (11.3) | |
Occupation | Civil servant | 64 (23.4) |
Farmer | 33 (12) | |
Merchant | 48 (17.5) | |
Daily laborer | 95 (34.7) | |
Other | 34 (12.4) | |
Family income | < 500 | 46 (16.8) |
500–1000 | 121 (44.2) | |
> 1000 | 107 (39) | |
Religion | Orthodox | 183 (66.8) |
Muslim | 78 (28.5) | |
Protestant | 9 (3.2) | |
Catholic | 4 (1.5) | |
Mass media | Radio | 24 (8.8) |
Television | 213 (77.7) | |
No | 37 (13.5) |