Table 2.

Socio-demographic characteristics of 1139 pre-school children from four regions of Ethiopia

Characteristics	Frequency	Percent
Site
Addis Ababa   Bisheftu   Debre Markos   Mekele	339 255 295 250	29.8 22.4 25.9 21.9
Age
5 yrs or less   More than 5 yrs	819 223	78.6 21.4
Sex
Male   Female	577 560	50.7 49.3
Order of Birth
First-born   Second   Third or more	492 301 321	44.2 27.0 28.8
Total children in the house
1–2 children   Three or more	656 480	57.7 42.3
Transport to school
Parent   Others	900 237	79.2 20.8
Child school performance (As perceived by parent)
Higher   Moderate   Lower	380 702 57	33.4 61.6 5.0