Drinking alcohol raises the chance of premarital sex by four folds among secondary school adolescent students in Jima Arjo, Southwestern Ethiopia, 2018: a school-based cross-sectional study

Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of secondary school adolescent students (9-12th grade) in Jima Arjo district 2018.

Variables	Characteristics	Frequency	Percent
Age	10-14years	4	1.3
	15-19years	308	98.7
	Total	312	100
Sex	Male	170	54.5
	Female	142	45.5
	Total	312	100.0
Grade level	9th	135	43.3
	10th	103	33.0
	11th	41	13.1
	12th	33	10.6
	Total	312	100.0
Current residence	Urban	122	39.1
	Rural	190	60.9
	Total	312	100
Parent marital status	Married	270	86.5
	Divorced	32	10.3
	Widowed	10	3.2
	Total	312	100
Pocket money of students	Yes	156	50
	No	156	50
	Total	312	100

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