Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of cases and controls in Bebeka Coffee Plantation, Southwest Ethiopia, February 2008
Variable | Case Number (%) | Control Number (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age in years (Mean, SD, 31.4, 11.6) | (32.7, 11.6) | (30.1, 12.1) | 0.03* |
   ≤35 | 141 (62.7) | 164 (72.9) |  |
   >35 | 84 (37.3) | 61 (27.1) |  |
Sex | Â | Â | 0.35 |
   Male | 128(56.9) | 117 (52.0) |  |
   Female | 97 (43.1) | 108 (48.0) |  |
Current marital status | Â | Â | 0.27 |
   Married | 154 (68.4) | 143(63.6) |  |
   Currently not in marriage | 71 (31.6) | 82(36.4) |  |
Highest grade completed | Â | Â | Â |
   No formal education | 66 (29.3) | 67 (29.8) | 0.77 |
   Primary education | 91 (40.4) | 84 (37.3) | 0.47 |
   Secondary and post secondary | 68 (30.2) | 74 (32.9) |  |
Employment status | Â | Â | 0.01* |
   Not-employed | 65 (28.9) | 90 (40.0) |  |
   Employed | 160(71.1) | 135 (60.0) |  |
Religion | Â | Â | 0.46 |
   Christians | 211 (93.8) | 207 (92.0) |  |
   Muslims | 14 (6.2) | 18 (8.0) |  |
Ethnicity | Â | Â | 0.55 |
   Endogenous ethnic groups | 40 (17.8) | 45(20.0) |  |
   Non endogenous ethnic groups | 185 (82.2) | 180 (80.0) |  |
Duration of stay in Bebeka (Mean, SD, 20.4, 6.5) | (20.6, 6.8) | (20.2, 6.2) | 0.63 |
   < 10 years | 16 (7.1) | 14 (6.2) |  |
   ≥10 years | 209 (92.9) | 211 (93.8) |  |
Monthly average family income(Ethiopian Birr) | Â | Â | 0.80 |
   500 and less | 186 (82.7) | 188 (83.6) |  |
   501 and above | 39 (17.3) | 37 (16.4) |  |