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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents visited at EDs of public hospitals in Jimma city, Ethiopia, June 2022. (n=451)

From: The practice and determinants of ambulance service utilization in pre-hospital settings, Jimma City, Ethiopia

No

Variables

Responses

Frequency

Percentage

1.

Sex

Male

252

55.9%

Female

199

44.1%

2.

Age

13-24

91

20.2%

25-44

220

48.8%

45-60

90

20.0%

>60

50

11.1%

3.

Educational status

Cannot read and write

143

31.7%

Can read and write

88

19.5%

Primary education

85

18.8%

Secondary education

71

15.7%

College and Above

64

14.2%

4.

Mobile phone ownership

Yes

301

66.7%

No

150

33.3%

5.

Health care insurance coverage

Yes

201

44.6%

No

250

55.4%

6.

Own a car/motorcycle

Yes

33

7.3%

No

418

92.7%

7.

Heard about Ambulance service

Yes

438

97.1%

No

13

2.9%

8.

9.