Table 1. Respondents’ socio-demographic characteristics among high school students in Assosa town, Northwest Ethiopia.

Variable	Frequency	Per cent (%)
Sex
Male	273	51.7
Female	255	48.3
Age group
16–18	115	21.8
19–20	387	73.3
21–24	26	4.9
Religion
Orthodox	331	62.68
Muslim	99	18.8
Protestant	91	17.2
Other	7	1.32
Ethnicity
Amhara	201	38.1
Oromo	136	25.8
Shinasha	65	12.3
Gumuz	67	12.7
Berta	41	7.8
Others	18	3.4
Mother education status
No formal education	164	31.1
Formal education	364	68.9
Father education status
No formal education	75	14.21
Formal education	453	85.79
Mother occupation
Governmental employee	234	44.3
Private employee	22	6.6
Merchant	102	19.32
Housewife	121	22.9
Daily worker	34	6.4
Others	5	0.9
Father occupation
Governmental employee	283	53.6
Private employee	16	3.03
Daily worker	58	11
Merchant	138	26.1
Driver	33	6.2
Number of family members
≥4	427	80.9
<4	101	19.1