Table 3 Descriptive statistics of respondents to the individual interview by gender, rural Ethiopia
Respondent Characteristics | By gender | Total | Test statistics | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Women | Men | (N = 79) |  | |
(N = 41) | (N = 38) |  |  | |
Age (in years) | 39.82(11.05) | 37.67(11.45) | 38.79 | .718 |
Household size | 5.40(1.65) | 5.24(2.09) | 5.32 | .136 |
Marital status | ||||
 Single | 12.2% | 5.3% | 8.9% | 5.415 |
 Married | 78.0% | 94.7% | 86.1% |  |
 Divorced | 4.9% | 0.0% | 2.5% |  |
 Widowed | 4.9% | 0.0% | 2.5% |  |
Educational status | ||||
 Literate | 41.5% | 39.5% | 40.5% | .032 |
 Illiterate | 58.5% | 60.5% | 59.5% |  |
Wealth status | ||||
 Poor | 46.3% | 39.5% | 43.0% | 4.515 |
 Medium | 29.3% | 50.0% | 39.2% |  |
 Rich | 24.4% | 10.5% | 17.7% |  |
Head of the household | ||||
 Yes | 9.8% | 100.0% | 53.2% | 64.503*** |
 No | 90.2% | 0.0% | 46.8% |  |
Membership to any group/s | ||||
 Yes | 82.9% | 89.5% | 86.1% | .705 |
 No | 17.1% | 10.5% | 13.9% |  |