Table 1 Parental level characteristics of children aged 6–23 months, Dabat, Northwest Ethiopia, 2016 (n = 1034)
From: Dietary diversity and meal frequency among infant and young children: a community based study
Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Mother’s age | ||
15–24 | 22 | 2.1 |
25–34 | 525 | 50.8 |
35–50 | 487 | 47.1 |
Marital status | ||
Married | 979 | 94.7 |
Separate | 19 | 1.8 |
Divorced | 17 | 1.6 |
Single | 16 | 1.5 |
Widowed | 3 | 0.3 |
Mother’s education | ||
Unable to read and write | 685 | 68.2 |
Primary education | 255 | 24.7 |
Secondary education | 55 | 5.3 |
Higher education | 39 | 3.8 |
Father’s education | ||
Unable to read and write | 503 | 48.8 |
Primary education | 413 | 40 |
Secondary education | 71 | 6.9 |
Higher education | 44 | 4.3 |
Mother’s occupation | ||
Housewife | 947 | 91.6 |
Government employee | 53 | 5.1 |
Merchant | 22 | 2.1 |
Student | 7 | 0.7 |
Daily laborer | 5 | 0.5 |
Father’s occupation | ||
Farmer | 814 | 79 |
Government employee | 73 | 7.1 |
Daily laborer | 66 | 6.4 |
Merchant | 52 | 5.0 |
Self employee | 26 | 2.5 |