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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of school teachers in Gondar City, Northwest, Ethiopia (n = 301)

From: Acceptance and willingness to pay for COVID-19 vaccine among school teachers in Gondar City, Northwest Ethiopia

Variables Frequency Proportion
Age (years)   
 Less than 40 53 17.61
 40 and above 114 37.87
Sex   
 Female 123 40.86
 Male 178 59.14
Religion   
 Orthodox Christian 251 83.39
 Islam 31 10.3
 Protestant 11 3.65
 Catholic 4 1.33
 Others 4 1.33
Highest educational level   
 Diploma 60 19.93
 BA/BSc degree 183 60.80
 Master’s degree 58 19.27
Family size   
 4 or below 163 54.15
 Above 4 138 45.85
Monthly income   
 < 5500 75 24.92
 5500-6900 78 25.91
 6901-7834 75 24.92
 >7834 73 24.25
School type   
 Government 191 63.46
 Private 110 36.54
Listen to radio   
 Less than once a week 160 53.16
 At least once a week 141 46.84
Watch television   
 At least once a week 13.95 86.05
 Less than once a week 42 13.95
Read magazine/newspaper   
 Less than once a week 238 79.07
 At least once a week 63 20.93
Overall media exposure   
 Yes 279 92.69
 No 22 7.31
Presence of known chronic illness   
 Yes 57 18.94
 No 244 81.06
Self-rated health   
 Healthy 256 85.05
 Not Healthy 45 14.95
Know someone infected by COVID-19   
 No 254 84.39
 Yes 47 15.61
  1. Note: BA Bachelor of Art, BSC Bachelor of Sciences