Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study sample
Characteristic | Total no. of children | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 1–4 | 829 | 26.9 |
5–9 | 1367 | 44.4 | |
10–15 | 883 | 28.7 | |
Total | 3097 | 100.0 | |
Gender | Male | 1698 | 55.1 |
Female | 1381 | 44.9 | |
Total | 3097 | 100.0 | |
Occupation of mother | Housewife | 2951 | 95.8 |
Working | 128 | 4.2 | |
Total | 3097 | 100.0 | |
Occupation of father | Working | 2841 | 92.3 |
Not working | 238 | 7.7 | |
Total | 3097 | 100.0 | |
Education of mother | Illiterate | 771 | 25.0 |
Primary | 1305 | 42.4 | |
Intermediate | 552 | 17.9 | |
Secondary | 152 | 4.9 | |
University | 294 | 9.5 | |
Postgraduate | 5 | 0.2 | |
Total | 3079 | 100.0 | |
Education of father | Illiterate | 427 | 13.9 |
Primary | 991 | 32.2 | |
Intermediate | 612 | 19.9 | |
Secondary | 334 | 10.8 | |
University | 653 | 21.2 | |
Postgraduate | 62 | 2.0 | |
Total | 3079 | 100.0 | |