Perceived Need to Counseling Service and Associated Factors among Higher Education Institutions: The Case of Dilla University, Southern Ethiopia

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of respondents.

Variable	Frequency	Percent
Age
15–19	52	13.1
20–25	199	49.9
26–29	120	30
30 and above	28	7
Sex
Male	229	57.4
Female	170	42.6
Total	399	100.0
Educational status
I year	41	10.3
II year	51	12.8
III year	154	38.6
IV year	90	22.6
Family residence of the respondents
Urban	146	36.6
Rural	253	63.4
Total	399	100.0
Marital status of parents
Live together	322	80.7
Divorced	24	6.0
Both have died	12	3.0
Widowed	41	10.3
Total	399	100.0

Source: researcher’s field data, 2021.