Variables frequency percentages Sex Male 177 58.4 Female 126 41.6 Age 15-19 222 73.3 20-24 78 25.7 25-29 3 1 Religion Protestant 235 77.6 Orthodox 43 14.2  Muslim 14 4.6 Catholic 11 3.6 Grade 11th 161 53.1  12th 142 46.9 Marital Status Unmarried 278 91.7 Married 25 8.3

Table 1: Socio demographic characteristics of the Shone preparatory Students, Shone town, Hadiya zone, 2014.