Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of school age children, Fincha’a Sugar Estate, Horo Guduru Wollega, Ethiopia, Feb-Mar, 2011
Socio-demographic variables | Frequency | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | ||
Gender | Male | 216 (47.7) | 453 (100) |
Female | 237 (52.3) | ||
Age group | 5-9 | 116 (25.6) | 453 (100) |
10-14 | 284 (62.7) | ||
15-18 | 53 (11.7) | ||
Maternal literacy | Illiterate | 338 (74.6) | 453 (100) |
Literate | 115 (25.4) | ||
Paternal literacy | Illiterate | 321 (70.8) | 453 (100) |
Literate | 132 (29.2) | ||
Maternal occupation | Unemployed | 395 (87.2) | 453 (100) |
Employed | 58 (12.8) | ||
Paternal occupation | Unemployed | 48 (10.6) | 453 (100) |
Employed | 405 (89.4) | ||
Total | 453 (100) | ||