Table 1 Socio demographic and economic characteristics of HH heads in rural Lemo district, Southern Ethiopia, 2018
Variables | Frequency (N = 574) | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Sex of HH head | ||
Male | 521 | 90.8 |
Female | 53 | 9.2 |
Educational status of HH head | ||
No formal education | 137 | 23.9 |
Primary education | 311 | 54.2 |
Secondary education | 114 | 19.9 |
College and above | 12 | 2.1 |
Occupation of HH head | ||
Farmer | 431 | 75.1 |
Craftsman | 30 | 5.2 |
Housewife | 55 | 9.6 |
Merchant | 52 | 9.1 |
Othersa | 6 | 1 |
Family size | ||
≤ 5 family members | 190 | 3.1 |
> 5 family members | 384 | 66.9 |
Number of 1 to 9 years children | ||
1-2 children | 388 | 67.6 |
≥ 3 children | 186 | 32.4 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 549 | 95.6 |
Widowed | 23 | 4 |
Divorced | 2 | 0.3 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 135 | 23.5 |
Protestant | 357 | 62.2 |
Muslim | 46 | 8 |
Catholic | 36 | 6.3 |
Ethnicity | ||
Hadiya | 558 | 97.2 |
Gurage | 10 | 1.7 |
Kambeta | 4 | 0.7 |
Silte | 2 | 0.3 |