Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of Woldia University students (n = 655), Ethiopia, 2015
| Variables | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| 18–19 | 111 | 16.9 |
| 20–24 | 539 | 82.3 |
| ≥25 | 5 | 0.8 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 454 | 69.3 |
| Female | 201 | 30.7 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Amhara | 399 | 60.9 |
| Oromo | 94 | 14.3 |
| SNNPa | 87 | 13.3 |
| Tigray | 75 | 11.5 |
| Religion | ||
| Orthodox | 477 | 72.8 |
| Muslims | 95 | 14.5 |
| Protestant | 69 | 10.5 |
| Othersb | 14 | 2.2 |
| Year of study | ||
| First year | 226 | 34.5 |
| Second year | 285 | 43.5 |
| Third year | 113 | 17.3 |
| Fourth year | 31 | 4.7 |
| Faculty | ||
| Health science | 45 | 6.9 |
| Social science | 131 | 20.0 |
| Natural science | 164 | 25.0 |
| Technology | 315 | 48.1 |
| Average monthly pocket money (ETB) | ||
| <250 | 174 | 26.6 |
| 250–499 | 286 | 43.6 |
| ≥500 | 195 | 29.8 |
ETB Ethiopian Birr
aSouthern nations, nationalities and peoples
bCatholic and traditional