Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of private college students in Ambo town, Ethiopia, 2022 (n = 631)
Variables | Response | Frequency | (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | < 20 | 139 | 22.0 |
20–23 | 375 | 59.3 | |
≥ 24 | 117 | 18.5 | |
Marital status | Never in relationship | 197 | 31.2 |
No current relationship | 119 | 18.9 | |
In relationship | 195 | 30.9 | |
Married | 120 | 19.0 | |
Religion | Orthodox | 267 | 42.3 |
Muslim | 62 | 9.8 | |
Protestant | 293 | 46.4 | |
Wakefata | 9 | 1.4 | |
Ethnic group | Oromo | 563 | 89.2 |
Amhara | 64 | 10.1 | |
Tigre | 4 | 0.6 | |
Father's educational status | No formal education | 26 | 4.1 |
can read and write | 41 | 6.5 | |
Primary education | 111 | 17.6 | |
Secondary education | 308 | 48.8 | |
Diploma and above | 145 | 23.0 | |
Mother's educational status | No formal education | 78 | 12.4 |
Primary education | 227 | 36.0 | |
Secondary education | 189 | 30.0 | |
Diploma and above | 137 | 21.7 | |
What is your father’s occupation? | Daily laborer | 58 | 9.2 |
Farmer | 206 | 32.6 | |
Government employed | 161 | 25.5 | |
private Employed | 150 | 23.8 | |
own business | 56 | 8.9 | |
What is your mother’s occupation? | House wife | 249 | 39.5 |
Daily laborer | 74 | 11.7 | |
private Employed | 63 | 10.0 | |
Has own business | 169 | 26.8 | |
Government employed | 76 | 12.0 | |
Residence | Urban | 425 | 67.4 |
Rural | 206 | 32.6 | |
Department | Accounting | 175 | 27.7 |
Economics | 189 | 30.0 | |
Management | 115 | 18.2 | |
Marketing management | 74 | 11.7 | |
Automotive | 31 | 4.9 | |
cooperative business management | 47 | 7.4 | |
Year of study | 1st year | 251 | 39.8 |
2nd year | 226 | 35.8 | |
3rd and above | 154 | 24.4 | |
Monthly income sends from family | < 500 | 77 | 12.2 |
501.00–1500.00 | 381 | 60.4 | |
> 1501.00 | 173 | 27.4 |