Variables Frequency Percent (%) Sex Male 439 54.9 Female 361 45.1 Age 15-17 years 289 36.1 17-19 years 511 63.9 School type  Government school 413 51.6 Private school 387 48.4 Family size Less than 4 186 23.3 4 and above 604 76.8 School grade level High school (9-10th) 322 40.3 Preparatory (11-12th)  478 59.7 Religion     Orthodox 640 80 Muslim 85 10.6 Protestant 57 7.1 Others 18 2.3 Sex of house hold head Male 589 73.6 Female 211 26.4 Occupation of house hold head Merchant 352 41.5 Government 327 40.9 Farmer  69 8.6 Dailey laborer 49 6.1 NGO employer 23 2.9 Educational status of head of house hold No formal education 38 4.8 Primary school (1-8th) 81 10.1 Secondary school (9-12th) 194 24.3 College and above 487 60.9 Average monthly income Lower income 216 27 Lower middle income 335 41.9 Middle upper income 202 25.3 Higher income 47 5.9 Family vehicle Yes 269 33.6 No 530 66.3

Table 1: Socio demographic characteristics of Arada Sub- city high school students, Addis Ababa Ethiopia, 2013 (n=800).