Variable
Category
n (%)
Age of mother
22-35
385 (48.7)
36-45
336 (42.5)
>45
67 (8.5)
Age of Father
24-35
86 (10.9)
36-45
422 (53.4)
>45
67 (8.5)
Marital status of mothers
Married
740 (93.7)
Divorced
29 (3.7)
Widowed
19 (2.4)
Age of school children
5-9
156 (19.7)
10-14
634 (80.3)
Sex of school children
Male
416 (52.7)
Female
374 (47.3)
Religion of parents
Orthodox Christian
582 (73.7)
Muslim
114 (14.4)
Others
94 (11.9)
Mothers’ education
Does not read/write
681 (86.2)
Primary education
107 (13.5)
Fathers education
Does not read/write
453 (57.3)
Primary education
287 (36.3)
Secondary and above
6 (0.8)
Occupation of fathers
Farmer
731 (92.5)
Merchant
10 (1.3)
Government employee
5 (0.6)
Family income
150-1000
627 (79.4)
1001-2000
85 (10.8)
>2000
78 (9.9)
Family size
2-5
224 (28.4)
6-8
511 (64.7)
>8
55 (7.0)
Ownership of radio
Yes
248 (31.4)
No
542 (68.6)
Family decision maker
Father
173 (21.9)
Mother
47 (5.9)
Both by discussion
570 (72.2)
Ownership of livestock
Yes
785 (99.4)
No
5 (0.6)
Most type of crop
Rice
329 (41.6)
Others
461 (58.4)
Table 1:
Socio-economic and demographic characteristics of parents and full cycle primary school children at Fogera district, Northwest Ethiopia, September to October, 2012.
