Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of Adet Tana Haik college students Northwest Ethiopia, 2017

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percent (%)
Age in years	15–19	69	16.6
	20–24	319	76.6
	25–29	28	6.8
Sex	Male	168	40.4
	Female	248	59.6
Marital status	Single	350	84.1
	Married	66	15.9
Residence	Urban	133	32.0
	Rural	283	68.0
Living arrangement	Husband/wife	110	26.4
	Parents	40	9.6
	School friends	266	63.9
Department	Accounting	243	58.4
	Management	42	10.1
	Secretary	60	14.4
	Co-operative	71	17.1
Year of study	First	159	38.2
	Second	131	31.5
	Third	126	30.3
Elementary and high school attended	Public	348	83.7
	Private	48	11.5
	Both	20	4.8
Paternal education	Unable to read and write	265	63.7
	Primary school	115	27.6
	Secondary and above	36	8.7
Paternal occupation	Farmer	379	91.1
	Governmental employee	20	4.8
	Merchant	17	4.1
Maternal education	Unable to read and write	282	67.8
	Primary school	95	22.8
	Secondary and above	39	9.4
Maternal occupation	Housewife	355	85.3
	Merchant	31	7.5
	Governmental employee	30	7.2