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Table 1 Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of respondents, Dabat District, northwest Ethiopia, March 2016 (n = 705)

From: Availability of adequately iodized in Northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Frequency

Percentage

Age of respondents

 16–24

36

5.1

 25–34

268

38.0

 35–49

330

46.8

 50–79

71

10.1

Residence

 Urban

151

21.4

 Rural

554

78.6

Mother’s marital status

 Currently married

616

87.4

 Currently unmarriedc

99

12.6

Religion

 Orthodox

689

97.7

 Muslim

16

2.3

Mother’s education

 Illiterate

539

76.5

 Primary

97

13.8

 Secondary and above

69

9.8

Husband’s education

 Illiterate

390

55.3

 Primary

225

31.9

 Secondary and above

90

12.8

Mother’s occupation

 Housewife

309

43.8

 Farmer

319

45.2

 Merchant

32

4.5

 Government employee

25

3.5

 Othersb

20

2.8

Husband’s Occupation

 Farmer

571

81.0

 Merchant

36

5.1

 Government employee

72

10.2

 Othersa

26

3.7

Family size

 <6

271

38.4

 ≥6

434

61.6

Wealth status

 Poor

237

33.6

 Medium

233

33.0

 Rich

235

33.3

  1. adaily laborer, pension; bstudents, daily laborer; csingle, divorced, widowed