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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of youth in Harar town, east Ethiopia, 2011(n = 845)

From: Utilization of youth friendly services and associated factors among youth in Harar town, east Ethiopia: a mixed method study

Characteristics

Frequency

Percent

Age

15–19

525

62.1

20–24

320

37.9

Sex

Male

434

51.4

Female

411

48.6

Religion

Orthodox

425

50.3

Muslim

331

39.2

Protestant

78

9.2

Catholic

8

0.9

Others

3

0.4

Educational status

Illiterate

31

3.7

Primary

284

33.6

Secondary

358

42.3

12 and above

172

20.4

Marital status

Single

689

81.6

Married

138

16.3

Divorced

6

0.7

Widowed

12

1.4

Ethnic group

Oromo

340

40.2

Amhara

328

38.8

Harari

47

5.6

Guraghe

66

7.8

Tigre

46

5.5

Others

18

2.1

Occupation

Student

560

66.3

Employed

58

6.9

Merchant

31

3.7

Housewife

81

9.5

Unemployed

55

6.5

Others

60

7.1

Monthly income

No income

627

74.2

Below 300 birr

34

4.1

300–900 birr

101

11.9

900 birr and above

54

6.4

Don’t know

29

3.4

School status

In school

561

66.4

Out school

284

33.6

Living arrangement

Married

132

15.6

Live with boy/girl friend

109

12.9

With parent/s

604

71.5

Have child

Yes

112

13.3

No

733

86.7

Number of child(n = 112)

1–2 children

75

67

3–4 children

24

21.4

4 and above children

13

11.6