TABLE 1.
Variables | Frequency (n = 600) | Per cent |
---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 210 | 35.0 |
Female | 390 | 65.0 |
Religion | ||
Christianity | 68 | 11.3 |
Islam | 532 | 88.7 |
Ethnicity | ||
Mandinka | 199 | 33.2 |
Fula | 127 | 21.2 |
Wolof | 78 | 13.0 |
Jola | 37 | 6.2 |
Serahuli | 35 | 5.8 |
Serere | 26 | 4.3 |
Manjago | 31 | 5.2 |
Aku | 21 | 3.5 |
Others† | 46 | 7.7 |
Family type | ||
Nuclear | 394 | 65.7 |
Extended | 206 | 34.3 |
With whom adolescent reside | ||
Both parents | 384 | 64.0 |
Mother only | 118 | 19.7 |
Relatives | 84 | 14.0 |
Father only | 14 | 2.3 |
Mother’s educational level | ||
None | 129 | 21.5 |
Primary | 51 | 8.5 |
Secondary | 155 | 25.8 |
Tertiary | 265 | 44.2 |
Father’s educational level | ||
None | 94 | 15.7 |
Primary | 37 | 6.2 |
Secondary | 76 | 12.7 |
Tertiary | 393 | 65.5 |
Mother’s occupation | ||
Civil servant | 286 | 47.7 |
Self-employed | 168 | 28.0 |
Unemployed | 146 | 24.3 |
Father’s occupation | ||
Civil servant | 425 | 70.8 |
Self-employed | 139 | 23.2 |
Unemployed | 36 | 6.0 |
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