Table 1.
Socio-demographic and economic characteristics of school children and their parents in Robe District, southeast Ethiopia, 2015
| Characteristics | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| Sex of the child | ||
| Male | 177 | 45.0 |
| Female | 216 | 55.0 |
| Age of the child (in years) | ||
| 6–9 | 223 | 46.7 |
| 10–12 | 170 | 43.3 |
| Religion | ||
| Orthodox | 181 | 46.1 |
| Muslim | 198 | 50.4 |
| Othersa | 14 | 3.5 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Oromo | 352 | 89.6 |
| Otherb | 41 | 10.4 |
| Mother’s education | ||
| Illiterate | 37 | 9.4 |
| Literate | 356 | 90.6 |
| Mother’s employment | ||
| Employedc | 92 | 23.4 |
| Housewife | 198 | 50.4 |
| Daily laborer | 47 | 12.0 |
| Merchant | 56 | 14.2 |
| Father’s education | ||
| Illiterate | 19 | 4.8 |
| Literate | 374 | 95.2 |
| Father’s employment | ||
| Employedc | 103 | 26.2 |
| Farmer | 95 | 24.2 |
| Daily laborer | 58 | 14.8 |
| Merchant | 137 | 34.8 |
| Household Size | ||
| ≤5 | 110 | 28.0 |
| >5 | 283 | 72.0 |
| Household monthly income (Eth. birr) | ||
| <500 | 89 | 22.6 |
| 500–1500 | 98 | 25.0 |
| ≥1500 | 206 | 52.4 |
aProtestant and catholic
bAmhara, Gurage, Wolayita, Tigre
cGovernmental and nongovernmental employe