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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents, Asella town, Ethiopia, June, 2019

From: Parental communication on sexual and reproductive health issues to their adolescents and affecting factors at Asella town, Ethiopia: a community-based, cross-sectional study

Variable /categories

Frequency

Percentage

Age

  

 < 35 years

64

18.4

 35–45 years

128

36.9

 > 45 years

155

44.7

Sex

  

 Male

142

40.9

 Female

205

59.1

Educational level

  

 Illiterate

85

24.5

 Primary (1–8)

128

36.9

 Secondary (9–12)

46

13.3

 Diploma and above

88

25.4

Marital status

  

 Married/ was live together

282

81.3

 Divorced

39

11.2

 Widowed

26

7.5

Family size

  

 [1, 2]

122

35.2

 [3–5]

162

46.7

 > 5

63

18.2

Religion

  

 Orthodox

151

43.5

 Muslim

114

32.9

 Protestant

80

23.1

 *Others

2

0.6

Ethnicity

  

 Oromo

173

49.9

 Amhara

117

33.7

 Gurage

56

16.1

 **Others

1

0.3

Occupation

  

 Housewife

139

40.1

 Government employer

73

21

 Farmer

60

17.3

 Merchant

62

17.9

 Daily laborer

13

3.7

Monthly income

  

 < 500 Ethiopian birr (ETB)

70

20.2

 500–1000 ETB

87

25.1

 1000 and above ETB

190

54.8

  1. *Others (Wakefata, Adventist and Catholic) **Others could be (Tigire and Wolaita)