Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of unmarried high school female students in Bahir Dar town, from May 10-13/2012
Variable | Frequency (n = 1093) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
16-18 years | 751 | 68.7 |
19-20 years | 330 | 30.2 |
21-24 years | 12 | 1.1 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 938 | 85.8 |
Muslim | 100 | 9.1 |
Protestant | 46 | 4.2 |
Catholic | 9 | 0.8 |
Attending religious service | ||
Occasionally | 375 | 34.3 |
3 or more times a week | 356 | 32.6 |
Daily | 304 | 27.8 |
Not at all | 58 | 5.3 |
Ethnicity | ||
Amhara | 1017 | 93.0 |
Tigray | 30 | 2.7 |
Agew | 22 | 2.0 |
Oromo | 18 | 1.6 |
Guragie | 6 | 0.5 |
Pocket money | ||
Had pocket money | 881 | 80.6 |
Had no pocket money | 212 | 19.4 |
Respondents currently live with | ||
Both parents | 604 | 55.3 |
Mother | 132 | 12.1 |
Alone | 118 | 10.8 |
Relatives | 83 | 7.6 |
Garden | 58 | 5.3 |
Friends | 57 | 5.2 |
Father | 41 | 3.8 |
Parental place of residence | ||
Urban | 916 | 83.8 |
Rural | 177 | 16.2 |
Average mark | ||
60-79% | 757 | 69.3 |
80-89% | 177 | 16.2 |
50-59% | 100 | 9.1 |
90-100% | 57 | 5.4 |