Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of parents of daughters in Akaki Kality sub city, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021
Variables | Number (%) | |
|---|---|---|
Age in years |  ≤ 30 | 84 (19.9) |
31–59 | 313 (74.2) | |
 ≥ 60 | 25 (5.9) | |
Sex | Male | 60 (14.2) |
Female | 362 (85.8) | |
Occupation | Employed | 263 (62.4) |
Unemployed | 36 (8.5) | |
Housewife | 123 (29.1) | |
Marital Status | Single | 11 (2.6) |
Married | 351 (83.2) | |
Widowed | 22 (5.2) | |
Divorced | 38 (9.0) | |
Education level | Not able to read and write | 47 (11.1) |
Primary and secondary | 255 (60.4) | |
Diploma and above | 120 (28.5) | |
Monthly income |  ≤ 3200 ETB (≤ 100 USD) | 163 (38.6) |
 > 3200 ETB (> 100 USD) | 259 (61.4) | |
Number of children | 1 girl | 388 (91.9) |
2 girls | 34 (8.1) | |
Religion | Christian | 362 (85.8) |
Muslim | 60 (14.2) | |
School type | Government school | 238 (56.4) |
Private school | 171 (40.5) | |
Not going to school | 13 (3.1) | |