Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of children less than five years in Axum town, north Ethiopia, 2013
Variable | Frequency (n = 742) | Percent | |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 371 | 49.3 |
Female | 381 | 50.7 | |
Age of child in months | 0-4 | 47 | 6.2 |
5-9 | 92 | 12.2 | |
10-14 | 107 | 14.2 | |
15-19 | 51 | 6.8 | |
20-24 | 87 | 11.6 | |
25-29 | 40 | 5.3 | |
30-34 | 62 | 8.2 | |
35+ | 266 | 35.4 | |
Age of mothers | 15-19 | 6 | 0.8 |
20-24 | 115 | 15.3 | |
25-29 | 222 | 29.5 | |
30-34 | 168 | 22.3 | |
35-39 | 159 | 21.1 | |
40-44 | 71 | 9.4 | |
45+ | 11 | 1.5 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 611 | 81.2 |
Muslim | 141 | 18.8 | |
Occupation | Jobless | 588 | 78.2% |
Civil servant | 56 | 7.4 | |
Merchant | 98 | 13.0 | |
Farmer | 4 | 0.5 | |
Others* | 6 | 0.8 | |
Ethnic group | Tigraway | 748 | 99.5 |
Amhara | 4 | 0.5 | |
Educational Status | Illiterate | 100 | 13.3 |
Religious | 17 | 2.3 | |
Primary school | 379 | 50.4 | |
Secondary school | 196 | 26.1 | |
Higher education | 60 | 8.0 | |
Monthly income | lessthan500 | 492 | 65.4 |
501-1000 | 130 | 17.3 | |
greaterthan1000 | 130 | 17.3 | |