Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of in-and-out-of-school young people, Nekemte, West Ethiopia, 2012
Variable | Male | Female | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex (n= 2269) | 1071 (47.2%) | 1198 (52.8%) | 2269(100%) |
Age (n=2269) 10-14 | 86 (8%) | 80(6.7%) | 166 (7.3%) |
15-19 | 558 (52.1%) | 680 (56.7%) | 1238 (54.6%) |
20-24 | 422(39.9%) | 429(36.6 %) | 851 (37.5%) |
Ethnicity (n=1424) - Oromo | 1002 (93.6%) | 1124 (93.8%) | 2126 (93.7%) |
Amhara | 36 (3.4%) | 40 (3. 3%) | 76 (3.3%) |
Gurageh | 21 (2%) | 24 (2%) | 45(2%) |
Others | 12 (0.5%) | 10 (0.8% ) | 22 (0.97% ) |
Religion denomination (n=2269) - Protestant | 502 (46.2%) | 614 (51.3%) | 1116 (49.2%) |
Orthodox | 367 (34.5%) | 406 (33.9 %) | 773 (34.1%) |
Islam | 111 (10.4%) | 99 (3.8%) | 210 (9.3%) |
Catholic | 24 (2.2%) | 34 (2.8%) | 58 (2.6%) |
Others | 67(6.3%) | 45(3.8%) | 112(4.9%) |
Living arrangement (n=2262) | |||
With both biological parents | 611 (69%) | 626 (52.3%) | 1237 (54.7%) |
With mother only | 170 (19.1 %) | 208 (17.4%) | 378(16.7%) |
With father only | 27 (3.1%) | 29 (2.4%) | 55 (2.4%) |
Alone | 25 (2.3%) | 67 (5.6%) | 92 (4.1%) |
With other relatives | 238 (22.2%) | 267 (22.3%) | 505(22.2%) |
Respondents level of education (n=2256) | |||
Primary (<5 ) | 47 (4.4%) | 56(4.8%) | 103(4.6%) |
Junior (5-8) | 251 (23.5%) | 227 (19.3%) | 478(21.2%) |
High school (9-12) | 601(56.3%) | 643 (54.7%) | 1244 (55.4%) |
Tertiary | 169 (15.7%) | 250(21.3%) | 419(18.6%) |
Mother’s Education (n=2269) Not educated | 456 (44.7%) | 530 (45.6%) | 986(45.2%) |
1-4 | 163 (16%) | 241(20.7%) | 404 (18.5%) |
5-8 | 200 (19%) | 217 (18.7 %%) | 417(19.1%) |
9-12 | 159 (15. 6%) | 146(12.6%) | 305(14%) |
Tertiary | 42 (4.1%) | 29(2.5%) | 71(3.3%) |
Fathers’ level of education No educated | 239 (23.6%) | 331 (28.5%) | 570(26.2%) |
(2266) 1-4 | 148 (14.6%) | 182 (15.7%) | 330(15.2%) |
5-8 | 235 (23.2%) | 256 (22.1%) | 491 (22.6%) |
9-12 | 299 (29.5%) | 331(28.5%) | 630 (29%) |
Tertiary | 91(9%) | 60(52%) | 151(7% |
Parents’ Marital status(n=2263) Married | 732(68.3 %) | 792(66.1%) | 1524(67.2%) |
Separated | 25(2.3%) | 29(2.4%) | 54(2.4) |
Divorced | 56(5.2%) | 58(4.8%) | 114(5%) |
Widowed | 258(24.1%) | 319(26.6%) | 577(25.5%) |