Table 1 Some selected background characteristics of the study population (n = 3020)
Characteristics | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
Boys | 1602 | 53.0 |
Girls | 1418 | 47.0 |
Age groups (years) | ||
11–14 | 795 | 26.4 |
15–18 | 1857 | 61.7 |
19–23 | 357 | 11.9 |
School levels | ||
Middle school | 1657 | 54.9 |
High school | 1363 | 45.1 |
Location of school | ||
Urban | 2273 | 75.3 |
Rural | 774 | 24.7 |
Parents’ marital status | ||
Married | 2684 | 89.3 |
Divorced | 109 | 3.7 |
Widowed | 145 | 4.9 |
Separated | 65 | 2.1 |
Father’s education | ||
Illiterate | 1065 | 35.9 |
Primary | 806 | 27.2 |
Secondary | 767 | 25.9 |
University and above | 326 | 11.0 |
Mother’s education | ||
Illiterate | 1813 | 60.6 |
Primeray | 514 | 17.2 |
Secondary | 517 | 17.3 |
University and above | 149 | 5.0 |
Father employment | ||
Employed | 2490 | 88.4 |
unemployed | 82 | 2.9 |
Retired | 245 | 8.7 |
Mother employment | ||
Employed | 281 | 9.5 |
unemployed | 2688 | 90.5 |
Family income | ||
≤ 300 £ | 498 | 16.8 |
301 – 1000 £ | 2280 | 76.9 |
≥ 1000 £ | 187 | 6.3 |