Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of high school students in Debre-berhan Town, January 2010
Variables | Number | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
15-19 | 308 | 90.9 |
20-24 | 31 | 9.1 |
Sex | ||
Male | 161 | 47.5 |
Female | 178 | 52.5 |
Residence | ||
Urban | 289 | 85.3 |
Rural | 50 | 14.7 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 334 | 98.5 |
Married | 5 | 1.5 |
Ethnicity | ||
Amhara | 330 | 97.3 |
Oromo | 5 | 1.5 |
Tigre | 1 | 0.3 |
Other | 3 | 0.9 |
Educational status | ||
9-10 | 240 | 70.8 |
11-12 | 99 | 29.2 |