Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of street youth in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia 2011

   On the street

268

58.4

   Off the street

199

41.6

Sex

   Male

391

83.7

   Female

76

16.3

Ethnicity

   Amhara

390

83.5

   Tigray

77

16.5

Age group

   10–14

118

25.3

   15–19

240

51.4

   20-24

109

23.3

Religion

   Orthodox Christian

429

91.9

   Muslim

12

2.6

   Others

26

5.5

Former residence

   Urban

269

57.6

   Rural

198

42.4

Educational level

   Illiterate

151

32.3

   Read and write only

110

24

   Primary school (1–8)

184

39

   Secondary School (9–12)

22

4.7

*Occupation

   Shoe shining

40

11.6

   Carrying items

285

61.0

   peddling

53

11.3

   Transferring message

123

26.3

   Washing cars

90

19.3

   Begging

30

6.4

   Sex for money

61

13.0

Average income per day

   Less than 20 birr

418

89.5

   Greater than 20 birr

49

10.7

Duration on the street

   Less than or equal to one year

56

12.0

   Greater than one year

411

88.0