Community Perception towards Mental Illness among Residents of Gimbi Town, Western Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents () in Gimbi town, West Wellega Zone, Oromia region, Ethiopia, 2014.

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percentage
Age	18–28	313	38.4
	29–38	301	36.9
	≥39	202	24.8
Sex	Male	402	49.3
	Female	414	50.7
Religion	Orthodox	467	57.2
	Protestant	266	32.6
	Muslim	83	10.2
Ethnicity	Oromo	704	86.3
	Amhara	84	10.1
	Gurage	18	2.2
	Tigre	8	1.2
	Others	2	0.2
Educational status	Degree and above	38	4.7
	Diploma	119	14.6
	High school	280	34.3
	Elementary	285	34.9
	Uneducated	94	11.5
Marital status	Single	221	27.1
	Married	577	70.7
	Divorced	18	2.2
Occupational status	Government	113	13.8
	Private	270	33.1
	Merchant	256	31.4
	Student	66	8.1
	Housewife	111	13.6
Family monthly income in Ethiopian birr	≤450	27	25.4
	451–650	215	26.3
	651–1300	193	23.7
	≥1301	201	24.6