Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of Wolaita Sodo University students, 2015, N = 462
| Variables | Frequency | Percentage % |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| Median 20.00, Range 18–26 | ||
| Religion | ||
| Orthodox | 203 | 43.9 |
| Protestant | 146 | 31.6 |
| Muslim | 91 | 19.7 |
| Others | 22 | 4.7 |
| Place where they came from | ||
| Rural | 240 | 52.0 |
| Urban | 222 | 48.0 |
| Ethnic origin | ||
| Wolaita | 107 | 23.1 |
| Amhara | 102 | 22.0 |
| Oromo | 74 | 16.0 |
| Hadiya | 40 | 8.6 |
| Tigre | 31 | 6.9 |
| Others | 108 | 23.3 |
| College/school | ||
| Engineering | 138 | 29.9 |
| Natural & computational sciences | 83 | 18.0 |
| Agriculture | 52 | 11.3 |
| Business and economics | 43 | 9.4 |
| Social science and humanities | 41 | 8.9 |
| Health sciences | 35 | 7.5 |
| Education and behavioral science | 33 | 7.1 |
| Law | 21 | 4.5 |
| Veterinary medicine | 16 | 3.4 |
| Year of study | ||
| Year I | 223 | 48.3 |
| Year II | 147 | 31.8 |
| Year III+ | 92 | 19.9 |