Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristic of study participants among youth in Northwest Ethiopia
Variables | Category | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 274 | 73.7% |
Female | 98 | 26.3% | |
Age new | 15–19 | 149 | 40.1% |
20–24 | 210 | 56.5% | |
25 | 13 | 3.5% | |
Marital | Married | 310 | 83.3% |
Single | 55 | 14.8% | |
Othersa | 7 | 1.9% | |
Religion | Orthodox | 316 | 84.9% |
Muslim | 48 | 12.9% | |
Othersb | 8 | 2.1% | |
Education | Unable to write/ read | 31 | 8.3% |
1st school | 79 | 21.2% | |
2nd school | 184 | 49.5% | |
Diploma/ degree | 78 | 21.0% | |
Job | Government employed | 30 | 8.1% |
Merchant | 55 | 14.8% | |
Farmer | 19 | 5.1% | |
Students | 217 | 58.3% | |
Othersc | 41 | 13.8% | |
Residence | Urban | 222 | 59.7% |
Rural | 150 | 40.3% | |
Living with | With family | 95 | 25.5% |
Alone | 266 | 71.5% | |
Otherd | 11 | 3.0% | |
Father education | Uneducated | 201 | 54.2% |
1St school | 125 | 33.7% | |
2nd school | 23 | 6.2% | |
Diploma/ above | 22 | 5.9% | |
Mother education | Uneducated | 265 | 71.4% |
1St school | 72 | 19.4% | |
2nd school | 16 | 4.3% | |
Diploma/ above | 18 | 4.9% | |
Alcohol use by family | Yes | 229 | 61.6% |
No | 143 | 38.4% | |
Loss | Yes | 109 | 29.3% |
No | 263 | 70.7% | |
Friend use of substances | Yes | 181 | 48.7% |
No | 191 | 51.3% |