Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of special need students in Amhara region, Ethiopia, 2021
Variables | Category | Male n (%) | Female n (%) | Total n (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | Below 18 years | 151 (63.71) | 165 (80.10) | 316 (71.33) |
18 and above years | 86 (36.29) | 41 (19.90) | 127 (28.67) | |
Location | Gondar | 49 (20.68) | 43 (20.87) | 92 (20.77) |
Bahir Dar | 79 (33.33) | 65 (31.55) | 144 (32.51) | |
Debre Markos | 75 (31.65) | 58 (28.16) | 133 (30.02) | |
Dessie | 34 (14.35) | 40 (19.42) | 74 (16.70) | |
Grade | 1–4 grade | 120 (50.63) | 116 (56.31) | 236 (53.27) |
5–8 grade | 77 (32.49) | 72 (34.95) | 149 (33.63) | |
9–12 grade | 40 (16.88) | 18 (8.74) | 58 (13.09) | |
Religious | Orthodox | 173 (73.00) | 136 (66.02) | 309 (69.75) |
Catholic | 33 (13.92) | 30 (14.56) | 63 (14.22) | |
Muslim | 27 (11.39) | 35 (16.99) | 62 (14.00) | |
Protestant | 4 (1.69) | 5 (2.43) | 9 (2.03) | |
Mother educational status | No education | 154 (66.96) | 103 (53.65) | 257 (60.90) |
Able to read and write | 48 (20.87) | 65 (33.85) | 113 (26.78) | |
Formal education | 28 (12.17) | 24 (12.50) | 52 (12.32) | |
Father educational status | No education | 114 (50.22) | 83 (43.46) | 197 (47.13) |
Able to read and write | 73 (32.16) | 69 (36.13) | 142 (33.97) | |
Formal education | 40 (17.62) | 39 (20.42) | 79 (18.90) | |
Family income | Less than 1000 ETB | 152 (70.70) | 123 (70.29) | 275 (70.51) |
1000–2500 ETB | 39 (18.14) | 29 (16.57) | 68 (17.44) | |
Greater than 2500 ETB | 24 (11.16) | 23 (13.14) | 47 (12.05) |