Solid Waste Management Practice and Its Associated Factors among Households in Gessa Town, Dawuro Zone, Southwest Ethiopia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of householder’s status of solid waste management practices in Gessa town, Dawro zone, Southwest Ethiopia, in 2021.

Variable	Category	Frequency	Percent
Sex	Male	247	36.0
	Female	439	64
Age	18–27 years old	89	13
	28–37 years old	131	19.1
	38–47 years old	250	36.4
	>47 years old	216	31.5
Marital status	Single	86	12.5
	Married	524	76.4
	Divorced	52	7.6
	Widowed	24	3.5
Educational status	Cannot read and write	103	15.0
	Read and write	113	16.5
	Primary level	114	16.6
	Secondary level	107	15.6
	Diploma & above	249	36.3
Occupation	Unemployed	172	25.1
	Private work	182	26.5
	Government employee	212	30.9
	Merchant	120	17.5
Religion	Orthodox	177	25.8
	Protestant	351	51.2
	Catholic	120	17.5
	Muslim	38	5.5
House ownership status	Private	434	63.3
	Rental house	209	30.5
	Kebele house	43	6.3
Family size	1-2	85	12.4
	3-4	254	37.0
	5-6	285	41.6
	>6	62	9.0
Income status	<1000 birr	121	17.6
	1000–2000	264	38.5
	Greater than 2000	301	43.9
Year of stay in Gessa town	6 month–5 years	99	14.4
	5–10 years	223	32.5
	Greater than 10 years	364	53.1