Table 1 Sample profile: Percentage distribution (n) of students' socio-demographic characteristics in public and private educational institutions.
Public university | Private university | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
% (n) | % (n) | % (n) | |
Female | 76.9 (240) | 67.3 (216)** | 72.0 (456) |
Male | 23.1 (72) | 32.7 (105)* | 28.0 (177) |
18–21 yr | 57.8 (178) | 40.8 (131) | 49.1 (309) |
22–30 yr | 42.2 (130) | 59.2(190)** | 50.9 (320) |
Father's education-low | 21.7 (67) | 16.0 (52) | 18.8 (119) |
Father's education-high | 77.6 (242) | 82.7 (273) | 80.2 (515) |
Mother's education – low | 56.5 (174) | 49.5 (160) | 52.9 (334) |
Mother's education- high | 45.6 (134) | 51.6 (163) | 48.7 (297) |
Smoking ever- no | 92.6 (289) | 79.5 (260) | 85.9 (549) |
Smoking ever -yes | 7.4 (23) | 20.5 (67)** | 14.1 (90) |
Living in Khartoum | 58.0 (181) | 45.9 (151) | 51.8 (332) |
Living outside Sudan | 42.0 (131) | 54.1 (178)* | 48.2 (309) |