Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of employed mothers in Dukem town
Variable | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ||
 18–23 | 52 | 16.6 |
 24–29 | 189 | 60.4 |
  ≥ 30 | 72 | 23.0 |
Ethnicity | ||
 Oromo | 283 | 90 |
 Tigre | 3 | 1.0 |
 Amara | 21 | 6.7 |
 Othersa | 6 | 1.9 |
Marital status | ||
 Single | 4 | 1.3 |
 Married | 290 | 92.7 |
 Divorced | 17 | 5.4 |
 Widowed | 2 | 0.6 |
Educational status mothers | ||
 Secondary | 62 | 19.8 |
 Diploma | 138 | 44.1 |
  > = Degree | 113 | 36.1 |
Income | ||
  ≤ 500 | 4 | 1.3 |
 501–1000 | 48 | 15.3 |
 1001–1500 | 28 | 8.9 |
 1501–2000 | 53 | 16.9 |
  > 2001 | 180 | 57.5 |
Religion | ||
 Orthodox | 141 | 45.0 |
 Muslim | 68 | 21.7 |
 Protestant | 83 | 26.5 |
 Othersb | 21 | 6.7 |
Family size | ||
  ≤ 3 person/HH | 171 | 54.6 |
  > 3 person/HH | 142 | 45.4 |