Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of textile factory workers at Hawassa Town, southern Ethiopia, 2014
Variables | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 533 | 80.8 |
Female | 127 | 19.2 |
Age (in years) | ||
18–25 | 200 | 30.3 |
26–39 | 254 | 38.5 |
> 39 | 206 | 31.2 |
Educational status | ||
Illiterate | 17 | 2.5 |
Primary | 244 | 37.0 |
Secondary | 203 | 30.8 |
Above secondary | 196 | 29.7 |
Service duration (in years) | ||
1–10 | 350 | 53.0 |
> 10 | 310 | 47.0 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 383 | 58.0 |
Single | 277 | 42.0 |
Monthly income (in Birr) | ||
1–1000 | 243 | 36.8 |
1001–1500 | 241 | 36.5 |
> 1500 | 176 | 26.7 |