Variable  Number  Percent
Child age  (n=1768)
9-May 541 -30.6
12-Oct 802 -45.4
13-14 425 -24
Gender (n=1768)
Female 755 -42.7
Male 1013 -57.3
Residence  (n=1768)
Rural 1479 -83.7
Semi urban 289 -16.3
Father education (n=1611) 1135 -68.8
Illiterate/read-write 384 -23.3
Primary 130 -7.9
Secondary and above
Father occupation    (n=1649) 1407 -85.3
Farmer 124 -7.5
Daily laborer 118 -7.2
Government employee
Maternal age (n=1592) 925 -58.1
24-34 666 -41.9
≥ 35    
Mother’s  education (n=1592) 1244 -78.1
Illiterate/read-write 348 (21. 9)
Literate
Mother’s occupation  (n=1592) 1487 -93.4
Housewife 105 (6. 6)
Working
Number of living children (n=1768)
< 4 404 -22.9
≥ 4 1364 -77.1
Wealth status
Low 724 -41
Medium 548 -31
High 494 -28
Felling hunger at school =1768
No 1424 -80.5
Yes 344 -19.5
Child illness in the last 2 wk (n=1768)
No 1605 -90.8
Yes 163 -9.2
Night blindness (n= 1768 )
No 1595 -90.2
Yes 173 -9.8
Bit tot’s  Spot (n=  1768)
No 1643 -92.9
Yes 125 -7.1
Water source  (n=1768)
Safe source 1330 -75.2
Unsafe source 437 -24.8
Waste disposal (n=1768)
Proper 409 -23.5
Improper 1359 -76.5
Toilet   (n=1768)
Improved facility 1230 -69.6
Unimproved facility 538 -30.4
Table 1: Socio-demographic and other selected characteristics of primary school children and their parents, Kersa 2012