International Journal of Mental Health Systems

Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of respondents by residential area, Ethiopia 2003

From: The prevalence of depression and associated factors in Ethiopia: findings from the National Health Survey

	Residence
	Urban		Rural		Total
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Sex
Male	317	42.5	2066	49.4	2383	48.4
Female	429	57.5	2113	50.6	2542	51.6
Total	746	100.0	4179	100.0	4925	100.0
Age group
18-30	359	48.1	1894	45.3	2253	45.7
31-34	175	23.5	1113	26.6	1288	26.2
45-54	94	12.6	520	12.4	614	12.5
54-64	57	7.6	360	8.6	417	8.5
65-74	44	5.9	197	4.7	241	4.9
75+	17	2.3	95	2.3	112	2.3
Total	746	100.0	4179	100.0	4925	100.0
Marital status
Never married	240	32.2	623	14.9	863	17.5
Currently married	363	48.7	2988	71.5	3351	68.0
Single	18	2.4	70	1.7	88	1.8
Divorced	44	5.9	190	4.5	234	4.8
Widowed	81	10.9	308	7.4	389	7.9
Total	746	100.0	4179	100.0	4925	100.0
Educational status
Illiterate	167	23.3	2257	58.1	2424	52.6
1-4 grade	85	11.9	598	15.4	683	14.8
5-8 grade	132	18.4	617	15.9	749	16.3
9-12 grade	227	31.7	352	9.1	579	12.6
Higher	106	14.8	64	1.6	170	3.7
Total	717	100.0	3888	100.0	4605	100.0
Current job
Employed	327	44.6	2531	61.0	2858	58.5
Unemployed	406	55.4	1618	39.0	2024	41.5
Total	733	100.0	4149	100.0	4882	100.0
Income group
≤ 500 birr	590	82.9	3924	95.0	4514	93.2
501-999 birr	85	11.9	170	4.1	255	5.3
≥ 1000 birr	37	5.2	37	0.9	74	1.5
Total	712	100.0	4131	100.0	4843	100.0

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