Characteristics Frequency (N=636) Percentage Sex Male 283 44.5   Female 353 55.5 Age in years         <18 526 82.7   ≥18 110 17.3 Ethnicity         Amhara 306 48.1   Tigre 86 13.5   Oromo 90 14.2   Gurage 81 12.7   Others 73 11.5 Grade         11th 335 52.7   12th 301 47.3 Religion         Orthodox 476 74.8   Protestant 68 10.7   Others 92 14.5 Living arrangement         With both parents 329 51.7   Mother or father only 139 21.9   Other relatives 168 26.4 Permanent pocket money         Yes 120 18.9   No 516 81.1 Father’s education level         Can’t read and write 32 5   Read and write 78 12.3   Elementary (Grade 1-8) 152 23.9   Secondary (Grade 9-12) 155 24.4   College and above 219 34.4 Mother’s education level         Can’t read and write 67 10.5   Read and write 118 18.6   Elementary (Grade 1-8) 150 23.6   Secondary (Grade 9-12) 166 26.1   College and above 135 21.2

Table 1: Socio demographic characteristics of governmental preparatory school student, Addis Ababa, March 2014.