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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics

From: Assessment of food insecurity and its determinants in the rural households in Damot Gale Woreda, Wolaita zone, southern Ethiopia

Characteristics

Frequency

Percent

Sex HH head

Male

132

85.2

Female

23

14.8

Marital status HH head

Married

141

91

Divorced

6

3.9

Widow

6

3.9

Widower

2

1.3

Marital form of HH head

Polygamous

12

7.3

Monogamous

143

92.7

Religion of HH head

Orthodox

16

10.3

Protestant

136

87.7

Catholic

3

1.9

Age of HH head

15–24

9

5.8

25–34

27

17.4

35–49

85

54.8

50–64

26

16.8

65–100

8

5.2

HH size distribution

0–3

15

9.7

4–6

57

36.8

7–10

69

44.5

Above 10

14

9

HH head educational status

Cannot read and write

68

43.9

Primary school

63

40.6

Secondary level

22

14.2

Higher level (diploma)

2

1.3

  1. Source: Field survey, 2014