Availability of Adequately Iodized Salt at Household Level and Associated Factors in Gondar Town, Northwest Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of participants at Gondar town, northwest Ethiopia, 2012.

Variables	Frequency	Percent (%)
Sex
Male	54	6.7
Female	756	93.3
Age
18–24	73	9.0
25–34	286	35.3
35–44	209	25.8
45–54	123	15.2
55–64	82	10.1
≥65	37	4.6
Ethnicity
Amhara	714	88.1
Tigrie	84	10.4
Others	12	1.5
Religion
Orthodox	682	84.2
Muslim	123	15.2
Protestant	5	0.6
Marital status
Single	68	8.4
Married	508	62.7
Divorced	69	8.5
Widowed	145	17.9
Separated	20	2.4
Educational status
Cannot read and write	218	26.9
Can read and write only	171	21.1
Grades 1–8	147	18.1
Grades 9–12	186	23.0
Above secondary school	88	10.9
Occupation
Housewife	453	55.9
Daily laborer	116	14.3
Merchant	94	11.6
Government employee	79	9.8
Student	27	3.3
Unemployed	41	5.1
Income
300–999	164	20.3
1000–1499	201	24.8
1500–1999	183	22.6
>2000	262	32.3
Family size
≤5	608	75.1
>5	202	24.9