Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study population of in-school and out-of-school youth, Ethiopia 2003
From: Khat and alcohol use and risky sex behaviour among in-school and out-of-school youth in Ethiopia
Characteristics | Number (percent)* | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | In-school | Out-of-school | Total |
Sex | Â | Â | Â |
   Male | 3,089 (49.7) | 7,109 (50.0) | 10,198 (49.9) |
   Female | 3,121 (50.3) | 7,115 (50.0) | 10.236 (50.1) |
Age | Â | Â | Â |
   15–19 years | 6,206 (100.0) | 7,267 (51.1) | 13,473 (66.6) |
   20–24 years | - | 6,955 (48.9) | 6,955 (34.0) |
Educational level | Â | Â | Â |
   Not literate | - | - | - |
   Elementary | - | 3,149 (29.1) | 3,149 (18.5) |
   Secondary or above | 6,210 (100.0) | 7,687 (70.9) | 13,897 (81.5) |
Religion | Â | Â | Â |
   Orthodox Christian | 4,025 (65.1) | 8,648 (61.1) | 12,673 (62.3) |
   Catholic | 61 (1.0) | 375 (2.6) | 436 (2.1) |
   Protestant | 351 (5.7) | 1,310 (9.2) | 1,661 (8.2) |
   Muslim | 1,691 (27.3) | 3,709 (26.2) | 5,400 (26.5) |
   Other | 57 (0.9) | 122 (0.9) | 179 (0.9) |
Alcohol intake | Â | Â | Â |
   None or occasional | 5,650 (91.1) | 9,992 (73.0) | 15,642 (78.7) |
   On a weekly basis | 526 (8.5) | 3,307 (24.2) | 3,833 (19.3) |
   On a daily basis | 26 (0.4) | 384 (2.8) | 410 (2.1) |
Khat intake | Â | Â | Â |
   None | 5,611 (91.5) | 10,500 (73.9) | 16,111 (79.2) |
   Less than one per week | 67 (1.1) | 364 (2.6) | 431 (2.1) |
   Once a week | 353 (5.8) | 1,885 (13.3) | 2,238 (11.0) |
   Every day | 103 (1.7) | 1,459 (10.3) | 1,562 (7.7) |
Substance use other than Khat** | Â | Â | Â |
   No | 6,164 (99.3) | 13,496 (94.9) | 19,660 (96.2) |
   Yes | 46 (0.7) | 728 (5.1) | 774 (3.8) |
Total | 6,210 (100.0) | 14,224 (100.0) | 20,434 (100.0) |