Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and parental involvement in schooling at primary schools of Hawa Gelan District, Oromia region, South west Ethiopia, 2016, (N = 630)
Variables | Categories | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Age in years | <10 years | 133 | 21.1 |
≥10 Years | 497 | 78.9 | |
Sex | Male | 305 | 48.4 |
Female | 325 | 51.6 | |
Ethnicity | Oromo | 409 | 64.9 |
Amara | 173 | 27.5 | |
Tigre | 39 | 6.2 | |
Othersa | 9 | 1.4 | |
Religion | Protestant | 261 | 41.4 |
Orthodox | 251 | 39.8 | |
Muslim | 109 | 17.3 | |
Othersb | 9 | 1.4 | |
Grade attended | 2-4 grade | 222 | 35.2 |
5-8 grade | 408 | 64.8 | |
Parental Respondents | Father/male guardians | 130 | 20.6 |
Mother/female guardians | 500 | 79.4 | |
Parental current marital status | Married | 443 | 70.3 |
Separated/ Divorced | 187 | 29.7 | |
Parental educational status | Not attended formal education | 173 | 27.5 |
Attended formal education | 457 | 72.5 | |
Parental occupational status | Unemployed | 25 | 3.9 |
Run own business | 100 | 15.9 | |
Employed | 505 | 80.2 | |
Family size | Less than five | 219 | 34.7 |
Five and above | 411 | 65.3 | |
Average family monthly income | Less than 1000ETB | 164 | 26.0 |
1000-2000ETB | 224 | 35.6 | |
More than 2000ETB | 242 | 38.4 | |
Regularly attend parent-teacher meeting | Yes | 437 | 69.4 |
No | 193 | 30.6 | |
Talk about schooling with children | Yes | 326 | 51.7 |
No | 304 | 48.3 | |
Support the children during home work | Yes | 365 | 57.9 |
No | 265 | 42.1 | |
Follow children at school | Yes | 466 | 74.0 |
No | 164 | 26.0 |