Table 1 Socio-demographic profile of young people aged 15–24 in Butajira, Ethiopia, 2004 (n = 3743)
Variable | Male [n (%) = 1699 (45)] | Female [n (%) = 2044 (55)] | Total n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | |||
15–19 | 1310 (77.1) | 1525 (74.6) | 2835 (75.7) |
20–24 | 389 (22.9) | 519 (25.4) | 908 (24.3) |
Residence | |||
Rural | 1249 (73.5) | 1481 (72.5) | 2730 (72.9) |
Urban | 450 (26.5) | 563 (27.5) | 1013 (27.1) |
Religion | |||
Muslim | 1254 (73.8) | 1486 (72.7) | 2740 (73.2) |
Christians | 445 (26.2) | 558 (27.3) | 1003 (26.8) |
Marital status | |||
Never married | 1584 (93.2) | 1461 (71.5) | 3045 (81.4) |
Ever married | 115 (6.8) | 583 (28.5) | 698 (18.6) |
Education | |||
Illiterate | 260 (15.3) | 771 (37.7) | 1031 (27.5) |
Primary | 881 (51.9) | 872 (42.7) | 1753 (46.8) |
Secondary | 504 (29.7) | 357 (17.5) | 861(23.1) |
Above highs school level | 25 (1.5) | 13 (0.6) | 38 (1.0) |
Read & write | 29 (1.6) | 31 (1.5) | 60 (1.6) |
Current attendance | |||
Attending | 1087 (64.0) | 957 (46.8) | 2040 (54.5) |
Out-of-school | 616 (36.0) | 1087 (53.2) | 1703 (45.5) |
Occupation | |||
Student | 1072 (63.1) | 919 (45.0) | 1991 (53.2) |
Unemployed | 68 (4.0) | 422 (20.6) | 490 (13.1) |
Farmer | 434 (25.6) | 7 (0.3) | 441 (11.8) |
Housewives | 0 | 415 (20.3) | 415 (11.1) |
Employed (government and private) | 125 (7.3) | 281 (13.7) | 406 (10.8) |