Socio-demographic characteristics | Frequency (n) | Percent (%) |
---|---|---|
Sex (n = 619) | ||
Male | 464 | 75.0 |
Female | 155 | 25.0 |
Age (n = 619) | ||
< 20 | 200 | 32.3 |
20–24 | 326 | 52.7 |
25 and above | 93 | 15.0 |
Marital status (n = 619) | ||
Single | 601 | 97.1 |
Married | 18 | 2.9 |
Religion (n = 619) | ||
Orthodox Christian | 246 | 39.7 |
Muslim | 183 | 29.6 |
Protestant | 157 | 25.4 |
Othera | 33 | 5.4 |
Frequency of attending a place of worship (n = 619) | ||
Daily | 257 | 41.5 |
2–3 times per week | 188 | 30.4 |
Weekly | 94 | 15.2 |
Less than weekly | 37 | 6.0 |
Never | 43 | 6.95 |
Ethnicity (n = 619) | ||
Oromo | 385 | 62.2 |
Amhara | 127 | 20.5 |
Guraghe | 22 | 3.6 |
Tigre | 13 | 2.1 |
Wolayita | 23 | 3.7 |
Otherb | 49 | 7.9 |
Area of residence before joining university (n = 619) | ||
Urban | 382 | 61.7 |
Rural | 237 | 38.3 |
Living situation before joining university (n = 619) | ||
Living alone | 29 | 4.7 |
Living with family | 582 | 94.0 |
Otherc | 8 | 1.3 |
Current living situation (n = 619) | ||
Dormitory | 579 | 93.5 |
Rented accommodation | 28 | 4.5 |
Otherd | 12 | 2 |
Family’s main source of income (n = 619) | ||
Agriculture | 252 | 40.7 |
Government job | 180 | 29.1 |
Trade | 142 | 22.9 |
NGO/private firm work | 32 | 5.2 |
Othere | 13 | 2.1 |
Average monthly pocket money (Ethiopian birr) (n = 564) | ||
1–100 | 26 | 4.2 |
101–299 | 96 | 15.5 |
300–499 | 165 | 26.7 |
500–999 | 188 | 30.4 |
1000 and above | 89 | 14.4 |
College | ||
College of Health Sciences | 482 | 77.9 |
College of Natural Sciences | 137 | 22.1 |
Year of study (n = 619) | ||
First year | 152 | 24.6 |
Second year | 141 | 22.8 |
Third year | 148 | 23.9 |
Fourth year and above | 178 | 28.7 |
Cumulative grade point average (cGPA) (n = 467) | ||
< 3.25/ less than distinction level | 238 | 51 |
≥ 3.25/ distinction level | 229 | 49 |