Table 2 Parental characteristics of adolescent students in Debre-Markos secondary and preparatory school from Nov. 23–27, 2017 (n = 600)
Variables | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
With whom usually live | ||
Father and mother | 333 | 55.4 |
Mother only | 57 | 9.5 |
Father only | 18 | 3.0 |
Relatives | 43 | 7.2 |
Friends | 22 | 3.7 |
Alone | 127 | 21.2 |
Parental residence | ||
Rural | 275 | 46.1 |
Urban | 321 | 53.9 |
Mother alive | ||
Yes | 583 | 97.2 |
No | 17 | 2.8 |
Maternal educational status | ||
Unable to read and write | 113 | 19.4 |
Read and write | 168 | 28.8 |
Primary (1–8) | 94 | 16.1 |
Secondary (9–10) | 38 | 6.5 |
Above secondary | 170 | 29.2 |
Maternal occupational status | ||
Housewife | 216 | 37.0 |
Daily laborer | 17 | 2.9 |
Farmer | 174 | 29.8 |
Government employ | 115 | 19.7 |
Merchant | 25 | 4.3 |
Housemaid | 36 | 6.2 |
Father alive | ||
Yes | 552 | 92.0 |
No | 48 | 8.0 |
Paternal educational status | ||
Unable to read and write | 69 | 12.5 |
Read and write | 168 | 30.4 |
Primary (1–8) | 69 | 12.5 |
Secondary (9–10) | 35 | 6.3 |
Above secondary | 211 | 38.2 |
Paternal occupational status | ||
Daily laborer | 22 | 4 |
Farmer | 254 | 46 |
Merchant | 99 | 17.9 |
Government employ | 161 | 29.2 |
Othera | 16 | 2.9 |
Monthly income of parents | ||
< 18.9 USA dollar | 19 | 3.2 |
18.9–35.7 USA dollar | 29 | 4.9 |
35.75–53.6 USA dollar | 21 | 3.5 |
> 53.6 USA dollar | 263 | 44.1 |
I don’t know | 264 | 44.3 |
Parents marital status | ||
Currently married | 495 | 82.5 |
Separated | 30 | 5.0 |
Divorced | 16 | 2.7 |
Widowed | 42 | 7.0 |
Otherb | 17 | 2.8 |