Table 2 Socio demographic characteristics of Bahir Dar University male students
Variable | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age Mean 22.5 ± 2.34 SD | ||
Marital Status | ||
Single | 799 | 96.5 |
Ever Married | 29 | 3.5 |
Religion | ||
Orthodox | 708 | 85.5 |
Protestant | 64 | 7.7 |
Muslim | 49 | 5.9 |
Other | 7 | 9 |
Ethnicity | ||
Amhara | 559 | 67.5 |
Oromo | 103 | 12.4 |
Tigre | 80 | 9.7 |
South nations | 46 | 5.6 |
Others | 40 | 4.8 |
Academic Unit | ||
Medical and health science | 406 | 49 |
Low | 145 | 17.5 |
Food and Chemical | 277 | 33.5 |
Year of study | ||
One | 80 | 9.7 |
Two | 161 | 19.5 |
Three | 180 | 21.7 |
Four | 267 | 32.2 |
Five | 140 | 16.9 |
Educational status of Mother | ||
Illiterate | 329 | 39.7 |
Able to read and write | 254 | 30.7 |
Elementary School | 79 | 9.6 |
Secondary School | 92 | 11.1 |
College and Above | 74 | 8.9 |
Educational status of father | ||
Illiterate | 192 | 23.2 |
Able to read and write | 287 | 34.6 |
Elementary School | 95 | 11.5 |
Secondary School | 104 | 12.6 |
College and Above | 150 | 18.1 |
Family Place of Residence | ||
Urban | 359 | 43.4 |
Rural | 469 | 56.6 |