Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of children and their parents at Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia, September 2011
Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
7-10 | 507 | 60.2 |
11-14 | 335 | 39.8 |
Sex | ||
Male | 379 | 45 |
Female | 463 | 55 |
Ethnicity | ||
Amhara | 727 | 86.3 |
Tigrie | 73 | 8.7 |
Other | 42 | 5 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 692 | 82.2 |
Muslim | 119 | 14.1 |
Protestant | 13 | 1.5 |
Catholic | 11 | 1.3 |
Other | 7 | 0.8 |
Marital status of parents | ||
Married | 559 | 66.4 |
Single | 25 | 3.0 |
Divorced | 142 | 16.9 |
Widowed | 116 | 13.8 |
Educational status of mother | ||
Illiterate | 234 | 27.8 |
Can read and write | 51 | 6.1 |
1-6 grade | 155 | 18.4 |
7-12 grade | 273 | 32.4 |
>12 grade | 129 | 15.3 |
Educational status of father | ||
Illiterate | 112 | 13.3 |
Can read and write | 94 | 11.2 |
1-6 grade | 125 | 14.8 |
7-12 grade | 243 | 28.9 |
>12 grade | 268 | 31.8 |
Educational status of child | ||
0-4 | 593 | 70.4 |
5-8 | 249 | 29.6 |
Monthly Income (US dollar) | ||
<27 | 363 | 43.1 |
28–56 | 239 | 28.4 |
57–84 | 66 | 7.8 |
85–112 | 93 | 11.0 |
113–167 | 46 | 5.5 |
>168 | 35 | 4.2 |