Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of seasonal migrant farmworkers in Metema and West Armacheho districts, Northwest Ethiopia, 2018(n = 950)
Variable | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Region | ||
 Amhara | 918 | 96.6 |
 Tigray | 27 | 2.9 |
 Oromia | 5 | 0.5 |
Sex | ||
 Male | 943 | 99.3 |
 Female | 7 | 0.7 |
Age | ||
 13–20 | 244 | 25.7 |
 21–29 | 485 | 51.0 |
 30–39 | 151 | 15.9 |
 40–67 | 70 | 7.4 |
Level of education | ||
 Unable to read and write | 374 | 39.4 |
 able to read and write | 73 | 7.7 |
 primary | 406 | 42.7 |
 secondary and above | 97 | 10.2 |
Occupation | ||
 Farmers | 672 | 70.7 |
 student | 177 | 18.6 |
 unemployed | 101 | 10.7 |
Family size | ||
 1–2 | 88 | 9.3 |
 3–5 | 536 | 56.0 |
 6–14 | 326 | 34.7 |
Residence | ||
 Rural | 832 | 87.6 |
 Urban | 118 | 12.4 |
Religion | ||
 Orthodox | 932 | 98.1 |
 Others | 18 | 18.9 |
Marital status | ||
 Married | 301 | 31.7 |
 Non-married | 649 | 68.3 |
Income (daily as MSFWs) | ||
 Low | 495 | 52.1 |
 High | 455 | 47.9 |
No of visit | ||
 1 time | 178 | 18.7 |
 2–4 | 293 | 30.8 |
 5–8 | 281 | 29.6 |
 9–30 | 198 | 20.9 |
Length of stay | ||
 Less than 2 months | 576 | 60.3 |
 More than 2 months | 374 | 39.7 |