Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of sample from in-depth interviews with 33 families
Characteristics | Mean or N | SD or % | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
Father characteristics (N = 33) | |||
Father’s age (years) | 33.3 | 7.8 | 18–50 |
Father’s education | |||
None | 4 | 13.3% | |
Complete primary | 10 | 33.3% | |
Complete secondary | 7 | 23.3% | |
Higher than secondary | 9 | 30.0% | |
Father’s employment status | |||
Agriculture | 11 | 33.3% | |
Casual or day labor | 11 | 33.3% | |
Office job | 4 | 12.1% | |
Teacher | 3 | 9.1% | |
Army | 2 | 6.1% | |
Landlord | 1 | 3.0% | |
Service industry | 1 | 3.0% | |
Father residential status | |||
Residential | 27 | 81.8% | |
Non-residential | 6 | 18.2% | |
Mother characteristics (N = 32) | |||
Mother’s age (years) | 29.5 | 5.9 | 20–40 |
Mother’s education | |||
None | 19 | 59.4% | |
Incomplete primary | 2 | 6.3% | |
Complete primary | 5 | 15.6% | |
Complete secondary | 5 | 15.6% | |
Higher than secondary | 1 | 3.1% | |
Mother’s employment status | |||
None | 30 | 93.8% | |
Lady health worker | 1 | 3.1% | |
Teacher | 1 | 3.1% | |
Child characteristics (N = 33) | |||
Child is female | 16 | 48.5% | |
Child age | |||
0–2 years | 18 | 54.5% | |
3–5 years | 15 | 45.5% | |
Child’s number of siblings | 2 | 0.6 | 0–6 |
Household characteristics (N = 33) | |||
Household size | 10.1 | 4.2 | 4–20 |
Household income (PKR) | 16,717 | 12,192 | 4,000–45,000 |
Household composition | |||
Nuclear family | 7 | 21.2% | |
Joint family structure | 26 | 78.8% | |