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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of variables of interests [N (%)]

From: The heterogeneous association between education and the adoption of safe food handling practices in Ethiopia

 

Wash hands

Wash Surface

Boil/Filter Water

Separate Utensils

Overall

(N = 1,679)

Level of Education

 Illiterate

457 (81)

468 (83)

145 (26)

88 (16)

565 (34)

 Primary

332 (67)

372 (75)

98 (20)

115 (23)

493 (29)

 Secondary

383 (62)

417 (67)

103 (17)

227 (37)

621 (37)

Livestock Presence

 Yes

534 (82)

552 (85)

173 (27)

101 (16)

648 (39)

 No

638 (62)

705 (68)

173 (17)

329 (32)

1,031 (61)

Household Type

 Agriculture

504 (83)

517 (85)

170 (28)

71 (12)

608 (36)

 Non-Agriculture

668 (62)

740 (69)

176 (16)

359 (34)

1,071(64)

Improved Water

 Yes

721 (66)

793 (73)

213 (20)

327 (30)

1,091 (65)

 No

451 (77)

464 (79)

133 (23)

103 (18)

588 (35)

Children

 Yes

967(71)

1,042 (76)

299 (22)

319 (23)

1,370 (82)

 No

205(66)

215 (70)

47 (15)

111 (36)

309 (18)

Marital Status

 Married

871(71)

932 (78)

262 (22)

282 (24)

1,197 (71)

 Not Married

301(62)

325 (67)

84 (17)

148 (31)

482 (29)

Sex

 Female

1,132(70)

1,216 (76)

342 (21)

406 (25)

1,610 (96)

 Male

40(58)

41 (59)

4 (6)

24 (34)

69 (4)

Household Income

 < 2,000

526(82)

526 (82)

145 (23)

95 (15)

642 (38)

 2,000–4,000

341(80)

361 (85)

87 (21)

108 (25)

424 (25)

 4,000–6,000

155(57)

183 (67)

58 (21)

91 (33)

272 (16)

 6,000–8,000

56(40)

83 (60)

17 (12)

55 (40)

139 (8)

 8,000–10,000

35(38)

41 (45)

18 (20)

42 (46)

92 (6)

 > 10,000

59(54)

63 (57)

21 (19)

39 (35)

110 (7)

Age (Years)

 15–19

59(67)

63 (72)

22 (25)

17 (19)

88 (5)

 20–29

422(69)

460 (76)

130 (21)

142 (23)

608 (36)

 30–39

363(75)

374 (77)

93 (19)

128 (26)

484 (29)

 49–49

172(70)

181 (74)

51 (21)

61 (25)

246 (15)

 > 50

156(62)

179 (71)

50 (20)

82 (32)

253 (15)

Total

1,172 (70)

1,257 (75)

346 (21)

430 (26)

1,679 (100)

  1. Descriptive statistics (frequency) for the key variables of interest are presented, with percentages shown in parentheses. The denominators for percentage calculations for the four practices are showed in the Overall column. The denominator for the percentage calculations for the Overall column is N = 1,679