Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of high school girls, Nekemte Town, Oromia region, Western Ethiopia, 2014
Variables (828) | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Age category in years | |
<= 16 | 539 (65.1) |
>16 | 289 (34.9) |
Grade | |
Ninth | 537 (64.9) |
Tenth | 291 (35.1) |
Ethnicity | |
Oromo | 769 (92.9) |
Amhara | 28 (3.4) |
Gurage | 18 (2.2) |
Others* | 13 (1.6) |
Religion | |
Ethiopian Protestant | 420 (50.7) |
Ethiopian Orthodox | 292 (35.3) |
Ethiopian Catholic | 68 (8.2) |
Muslim | 42 (5.1) |
Others** | 6 (0.7) |
Educational status of the Father’s (n = 820) | |
Can’t read and write | 98 (12) |
Can read and write | 200 (24.4) |
G1-4 | 48 (5.9) |
G5-8 | 123 (15) |
Secondary | 113 (13.8) |
College and above | 238 (29) |
Educational status Mother’s (n = 823) | |
Can’t read and write | 175 (21.3) |
Can read and write | 178 (21.6) |
G1-4 | 121 (14.7) |
G5-8 | 154 (18.7) |
Secondary | 97 (11.8) |
College and above | 98 (11.9) |
Occupational status of the Mother’s (n = 818) | |
Housewife | 269 (32.7) |
Student | 139 (16.9) |
Merchant | 187 (22.7) |
Employed in private organization | 28 (3.4) |
Governmental employee | 102 (12.4) |
Daily laborer | 82 (10) |
Others | 16 (1.9) |
Occupational status of the father’s (n = 820) | |
Farmer | 313 (37.8) |
Government employed | 278 (33.6) |
Merchant | 96 (11.6) |
Private organization | 48 (5.8) |
Daily Laborer | 77 (9.3) |
Others**** | 8 (1 %) |
Income (ETB) (n = 808) | |
<800 | 215 (26.6) |
800–1000 | 306 (37.9) |
1001–2000 | 118 (114.6) |
>2000 | 169 (20.9) |
Mean | 1801 ETB |
Have radio/TV (n = 828) | |
Yes | 691 (83.5) |
No | 137 (16.5) |
Earn money from the family (n = 828) | |
Yes | 109 (13.2) |
No | 719 (86.8) |