Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of Axum university students by sex (n = 756), April 2012
Characteristics | Sex | Total n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Male n (%) | Female n (%) | ||
Age group( years) | Â | Â | Â |
15-19 | 24 (5.4) | 26 (8.3) | 50 (6.6) |
20-24 | 342 (77.0) | 252 (80.8) | 594 (78.6) |
25-30 | 78 (17.6) | 34 (10.9) | 112 (14.8) |
total | 444 (100) | 312(100) | 756(100) |
Religion | Â | Â | Â |
Orthodox | 263 (59.2%) | 159 (51.0%) | 422 (55.8%) |
Muslim | 110 (24.8%) | 85 (27.2%) | 195 (25.8%) |
Protestant | 65 (14.6%) | 60 (19.2%) | 125 (16.5%) |
Others | 6 (1.4%) | 8 (2.6%) | 14 (1.9%) |
Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â |
Tigrie | 193 (43.5) | 140 (44.9) | 333 (44) |
Amhara | 142 (32.0) | 90 (28.8) | 232 (30.7) |
Oromo | 69 (15.5) | 52 (16.7) | 121 (16) |
SNN | 40(9.0) | 30(9.6) | 69(9.1) |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â |
Single | 403(90.8) | 269(86.1) | 672(88.9) |
Married | 26(5.8) | 32(10.3) | 58(7.7) |
Divorced | 6(1.4) | 8(2.6) | 14(1.9) |
Others | 9(2.9) | 3(1.0) | 12(1.6) |
Original residence | Â | Â | Â |
Urban | 261(58.8) | 189(60.6) | 450(59.5) |
Rural | 183(41.2) | 123(39.4) | 306(40.5) |
Year of study | Â | Â | Â |
First year | 155(34.9) | 123(39.4) | 278(36.8) |
Second year | 152(34.2) | 95(30.4) | 247(32.7) |
Third year | 119(26.8) | 78(25.0) | 197(26) |
Fourth year | 18(4.1) | 16(5.1) | 34(4.5) |
Faculty | Â | Â | Â |
Health | 22(5.0) | 20(6.4) | 42(5.6) |
Social | 44(9.9) | 27(8.7) | 71(9.4) |
Business and economics | 98(22.1) | 84(26.9) | 182(24.1) |
Natural | 128(28.8) | 67(21.5) | 195(25.8) |
Engineering | 152(34.2) | 114(36.5) | 266(35.2) |