Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of high school and preparatory students in Wolaita and Dawuro zones, Southern Ethiopia, April, 2012
Variable | Number (n = 718) | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Sex of the student | ||
Male | 390 | 54.3 |
Female | 328 | 45.7 |
Age of the students (years) | ||
10–14 | 52 | 7.3 |
15–19 | 607 | 84.5 |
20+ | 59 | 8.2 |
Marital status | ||
Single | 654 | 91.1 |
Married | 47 | 6.5 |
Divorce and widowed | 17 | 2.4 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 230 | 32 |
Protestant | 452 | 63.0 |
Other | 36 | 5 |
Ethnics of the student | ||
Wolaita | 517 | 72.0 |
Dawuro | 159 | 22.1 |
Other (Amhara, Oromo …) | 42 | 5.9 |
Permanent address of the student | ||
Urban | 421 | 58.6 |
Rural | 297 | 41.4 |
Climate condition | ||
Dega | 273 | 38.0 |
Woina dega | 283 | 39.4 |
Kola | 162 | 22.6 |
Topography of the area | ||
Plain land | 463 | 64.5 |
Mountainous | 255 | 35.5 |
Family size (n = 574) | ||
<5 family | 378 | 65.9 |
≥5 family | 196 | 34.1 |