Table 2 Parenting and family-related characteristics of teenagers in secondary schools of Dire Dawa city, Eastern Ethiopia, 2020
Variables | Categories | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|
Educational status of father | No formal education | 246 | 36.3 |
| Â | Primary | 172 | 25.4 |
| Â | Secondary | 154 | 22.6 |
| Â | College and above | 105 | 15.5 |
Educational status of a mother | No formal education | 355 | 52.4 |
| Â | Primary | 156 | 23.1 |
| Â | Secondary | 115 | 16.9 |
| Â | College and above | 51 | 7.5 |
Occupation of fathers | Farmer | 66 | 9.8 |
| Â | Daily labourer | 159 | 23.5 |
| Â | Government employee | 239 | 35.3 |
| Â | Merchant | 168 | 24.8 |
| Â | Other* | 45 | 6.7 |
Occupation of mothers | Farmer | 9 | 1.3 |
| Â | Housewife | 337 | 49.8 |
| Â | Government employee | 100 | 14.8 |
| Â | Merchant | 190 | 28.1 |
| Â | Other* | 41 | 6.1 |
Living arrangement | Both parents | 487 | 71.9 |
| Â | Either of the parents | 107 | 15.8 |
| Â | Neither of the parents | 83 | 12.3 |
Parent daughter interaction | Good interaction | 379 | 55.9 |
| Â | Poor interaction | 298 | 44.0 |