Table 1 Demographic data of survey participants, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (N = 429)
From: Trends and barriers of emergency medical service use in Addis Ababa; Ethiopia
Number of Patients (n = 429) | Percentage | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 297 | 69.2 |
Female | 132 | 30.8 | |
Age | 18–30 years | 192 | 44.8 |
31–50 years | 210 | 49.0 | |
> 50 years | 27 | 6.3 | |
Occupation | Student | 35 | 8.2 |
House wife | 52 | 12.1 | |
Government worker | 139 | 32.4 | |
Nongovernment organization | 6 | 1.4 | |
Self employed | 137 | 31.9 | |
Retired | 9 | 2.1 | |
Unemployed | 14 | 3.3 | |
Daily laborer | 30 | 7.0 | |
Other | 7 | 1.6 | |
Language | Amharic | 353 | 82.3 |
Oromifa | 42 | 9.8 | |
Tigrigna | 29 | 6.8 | |
Others | 5 | 1.2 | |
Educational status | Primary | 67 | 15.6 |
Secondary | 126 | 29.4 | |
Diploma | 107 | 24.9 | |
Degree | 98 | 22.8 | |
Post graduate | 14 | 3.3 | |
Informal education | 11 | 2.6 | |
Other | 6 | 1.4 | |
Length of residency in Addis | < 1 year | 5 | 1.2 |
2 to< 5 year | 54 | 12.6 | |
5 to < 10 year | 75 | 17.5 | |
10 to 25 years | 129 | 30.1 | |
> 25 years | 166 | 38.7 | |
Marital status | Single | 126 | 29.4 |
Engaged | 17 | 4.0 | |
Married | 276 | 64.3 | |
Widowed | 1 | .2 | |
Divorced | 9 | 2.1 | |
Car ownership | Yes | 40 | 9.3 |
No | 389 | 90.7 | |