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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents in Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia, 2014 (n = 419)

From: Latrine access and utilization among people with limited mobility: A cross sectional study

Variable

Category

Frequency

Percent

Age

15–19

66

15.8

 

20–24

123

29.4

 

25–29

79

18.9

 

30–34

39

9.3

 

35–39

32

7.6

 

≥40

80

19.1

Sex

Male

229

54.7

 

Female

190

45.3

Marital Status

Single

199

47.5

 

Married

138

32.9

 

Divorced

61

14.6

 

Widowed

21

5.0

Educational Status

Unable to read/write

188

44.9

 

Read and write including grade 1–8

153

36.5

 

Grade 9–12

68

16.2

 

Certificate and above

10

2.4

Occupational Status

Employed(any)

42

10.0

 

Merchant/IGA activities

208

49.6

 

House wife

88

21.0

 

Daily laborer

57

13.6

 

Jobless

24

5.7

Monthly Income (Ethiopian currency)

≤200 birr

132

31.5

 

201–300 birr

119

28.4

 

301–400 birr

88

21.0

 

≥401 birr

80

19.1

Membership to disability association

Yes

212

49.4

 

No

207

50.6