Table 2

Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants in Debre Markos Town, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percentage
Age	<15	31	5.5
	16–17	216	38.6
	18–19	241	43.1
	>20	71	12.7
Sex	Male	243	43.5
Sex	Female	316	56.5
Religion	Orthodox	546	97.7
Religion	Other*	15	2.3
Place of origin	Urban	344	61.5
Place of origin	Rural	215	38.5
Ethnicity	Amhara	552	98.7
Ethnicity	Other†	7	1.3
Living arrangement	Living with both parents	427	76.4
	Living with single parent	76	13.6
	Living with other relatives or alone	56	10.0
Class level	Grade 9	146	26.1
	Grade 10	167	29.9
	Grade 11	127	22.7
	Grade 12	119	21.3
Academic performance	50–74.9	266	47.6
	75–84.9	181	32.4
	>85	112	20.0
Pocket money per month	<250	438	78.4
	251–500	78	14.0
	501–750	10	1.8
	751–1000	18	3.2
	>1000	15	2.7
Father’s educational status	Unable to read and write	96	17.2
	Able to read and write	204	36.5
	Grade 1–8	68	12.2
	Grade 9–12	66	11.8
	Diploma	20	3.6
	Degree and above	105	18.8
Mother’s educational status	Unable to read and write	175	31.3
	Able to read and write	169	30.2
	Grade 1–8	53	9.5
	Grade 9–12	66	11.8
	Diploma	44	7.9
	Degree and above	52	9.3