Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of Woldia University students (n = 655), Ethiopia, 2015
Variables | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
 18–19 | 111 | 16.9 |
 20–24 | 539 | 82.3 |
 ≥25 | 5 | 0.8 |
Sex | ||
 Male | 454 | 69.3 |
 Female | 201 | 30.7 |
Ethnicity | ||
 Amhara | 399 | 60.9 |
 Oromo | 94 | 14.3 |
 SNNPa | 87 | 13.3 |
 Tigray | 75 | 11.5 |
Religion | ||
 Orthodox | 477 | 72.8 |
 Muslims | 95 | 14.5 |
 Protestant | 69 | 10.5 |
 Othersb | 14 | 2.2 |
Year of study | ||
 First year | 226 | 34.5 |
 Second year | 285 | 43.5 |
 Third year | 113 | 17.3 |
 Fourth year | 31 | 4.7 |
Faculty | ||
 Health science | 45 | 6.9 |
 Social science | 131 | 20.0 |
 Natural science | 164 | 25.0 |
 Technology | 315 | 48.1 |
Average monthly pocket money (ETB) | ||
 <250 | 174 | 26.6 |
 250–499 | 286 | 43.6 |
 ≥500 | 195 | 29.8 |