Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of parents of daughters in Addis Zemen, North West Ethiopia (n = 386)
Variable (N = 386) | Categories | Frequency(N) | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male Female | 135 251 | 35.0 65.0 |
Age | 21–29 30–39 40–49 \(\ge\)50 | 3 140 128 115 | 0.8 36.3 33.2 29.8 |
Income | Paid Unpaid | 114 272 | 29.5 70.5 |
Educational status | Can’t read and write only read and write primary school secondary school diploma degree and above | 77 86 44 57 64 58 | 19.9 22.3 11.4 14.8 16.6 15.0 |
Occupation | civil servant self employed merchant farmer house wife others* | 97 83 60 54 70 22 | 25.1 21.5 15.5 14.0 18.1 5.7 |