Skip to main content

Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of participants

From: Determinants of shisha use among secondary school students in Sudan

 

Weighted Percentage %

Unweighted Counts

Locality

 Khartoum

17.9%

422

 Jabal Awliya

14.0%

518

 Omdurman

12.5%

459

 Karai

11.2%

442

 Ombada

17.2%

647

 Bahri

10.1%

375

 East Nile

17.2%

511

 Total

100.0%

3374

Location of school

 Urban

98.9%

3266

 Rural

1.1%

108

 Total

100.0%

3374

Type of School

 Public

51.6%

2035

 Private

48.4%

1339

 Total

100.0%

3374

Age

 14 years or less

21.8%

726

 15 years

24.8%

879

 16 years

28.6%

964

 17 years or above

24.8%

783

 Total

100.0%

3352

Daily Allowance in Sudanese pounds

 Low <=5

35.7%

1240

 Average 6–10

48.8%

1461

 Above Average 11–15

9.7%

245

 High 16–20

4.7%

107

 Very High 21–50

1.0%

19

 Total

100.0%

3072

Gender

 Male

42.7%

1604

 Female

57.3%

1770

 Total

100.0%

3374

Grade

 1st secondary

31.2%

1098

 2nd secondary

23.5%

953

 3rd secondary

45.3%

1323

 Total

100.0%

3374

Academic Performance

 Excellent

20.3%

615

 Very good

44.1%

1430

 Good

29.7%

1064

 Fair

4.6%

160

 Poor

1.3%

42

 Total

100.0%

3311

Family structure

 Father only

1.8%

74

 Mother Only

11.0%

374

 Father and Mother

78.2%

2616

 Other

9.0%

294

 Total

100.0%

3358

Father education

 Illiterate

3.7%

140

 Can read and write

12.7%

470

 Primary

5.8%

210

 Elementary

8.6%

296

 Secondary

15.2%

538

 University

21.3%

665

 Higher Education

12.4%

333

 Do not know

20.4%

694

 Total

100.0%

3346

Mother education

 Illiterate

8.0%

290

 Can read and write

10.4%

375

 Primary

9.4%

334

 Elementary

11.6%

392

 Secondary

19.5%

666

 University

19.4%

573

 Higher Education

5.9%

173

 Do not know

15.9%

543

 Total

100.0%

3346