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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of study adolescents in Jimma Zone, Ethiopia, October, 2015 (N = 2084)

From: Does dietary diversity predict the nutritional status of adolescents in Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia?

Variables

Category

Frequency (n = 2084)

Percent (%)

Residence

Urban

734

35.2

Semi-urban

557

26.7

Rural

793

38.1

Sex

Male

1059

50.8

Female

1025

49.2

Mother’s educational status

No education

717

34.4

Primary education

918

44.1

Secondary education

317

15.2

College and above

132

6.3

Father’s educational status

No education

603

28.9

Primary education

655

32.5

Secondary education

559

26.8

College and above

267

12.8

Age in years mean (± SD)

14.78 (± 1.34)

Household income mean (± SD)

105.77 (± 188.13)

Household size mean (± SD)

8.49 (± 3.42)

Highest-grade completed mean (± SD)

5.16 (± 2.66)