Table 1 Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of migrant and seasonal farmworkers in West Gondar zone, northwest Ethiopia 2018 (N = 949)
Variables | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Region | |
Tigray | 27 (2.8) |
Amhara | 917(96.6) |
Oromia | 5 (0.5) |
Sex | |
Male | 942 (99.3) |
Female | 7(0.7) |
Age | |
13–20 | 244 (25.7) |
21–29 | 484 (51.0) |
30–39 | 151 (15.9) |
40–67 | 70 (7.4) |
Family size in their family | |
1–2 | 88 (9.3) |
3–5 | 536 (56.5) |
6–14 | 325 (34.2) |
Educational status | |
Unable to read and write | 374 (39.4) |
Able to read and write | 73 (7.7) |
Primary education | 405 (42.7) |
Secondary education | 97 (10.2) |
Occupation before departure | |
Student | 177 (18.7) |
Farmer | 644 (67.8) |
Unemployed | 128 (13.5) |
Residence | |
Rural | 831 (87.6) |
Urban | 118 (12.4) |
Religion | |
Orthodox | 931 (98.1) |
Muslim | 15 (1.6) |
Protestant | 1 (0.1) |
Catholic | 2 (0.2) |
Marital status | |
Single | 648 (68.3) |
Married | 243 (25.6) |
Divorce | 58 (6.1) |
Income | |
Low | 496 (52.3) |
High | 453 (47.7) |
Number of visits to the farms | |
First | 178 (18.8) |
2–4 | 293 (30.9) |
5–8 | 280 (29.5) |
≥ 9 | 198 (20.8) |
Length of stay | |
Less than two month | 576 (60.7) |
Two months and above | 373 (39.3) |