Table 1 Shows sociodemographic characteristic of respondents among Aksum University, Shire Campus regular students, Shire Town, May, 2017 (n = 287)
S. no | Variables | Categories | Frequency (n = 287) | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sex | Male | 171 | 59.6 |
Female | 116 | 40.4 | ||
2 | Age | 18–20 | 40 | 13.9 |
21–23 | 156 | 54.9 | ||
24–26 | 75 | 26.4 | ||
≥ 27 | 16 | 5.6 | ||
3 | Previous place of residence | Urban | 137 | 47.7 |
Rural | 150 | 52.2 | ||
4 | Religion | Orthodox | 203 | 71.0 |
Muslim | 46 | 16.0 | ||
Protestant | 32 | 11.0 | ||
Others | 6 | 2.0 | ||
5 | Monthly income of the respondents | ≤ 300 (ETB) | 126 | 43.9 |
>Â 300 (ETB) | 161 | 56.1 | ||
5 | Occupation of mother | Housewife | 174 | 60.6 |
Employed | 33 | 11.5 | ||
Merchant | 24 | 8.4 | ||
Farmer | 52 | 18.1 | ||
No mother | 4 | 1.4 | ||
6 | Parents income per month | <Â 2000 ETB | 44 | 15.3 |
2000–3000 ETB | 89 | 31.0 | ||
>Â 3000 | 154 | 53.7 | ||
7 | Ethnicity | Tigray | 124 | 43.0 |
Amara | 98 | 34.0 | ||
Oromia | 34 | 12.0 | ||
Somali | 17 | 6.0 | ||
Others | 14 | 5.0 |