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Table 2 Characteristics of survey population

From: Understanding demand for, and feasibility of, centre-based child-care for poor urban households: a mixed methods study in Dhaka, Bangladesh

 

Frequency

%

Child age (years)

 1 to < 3.5

129/222

58

 3.5 to < 5

93/222

42

Child sex

 Male

114/222

51

 Female

108/222

49

Primary care-giver role

 Mother

192/211

86

 Father

2/211

1

 Sister

2/211

1

 Grandmother

13/211

6

 Other

2/211

1

Primary care-giver education status

 Illiterate

41/222

18

 Literate

181/222

82

Primary care-giver occupation

  ‘Housewife’ - not working outside household

182/220

83

 Skilled worker

19/220

9

 Unskilled worker

19/220

9

 Missing

2/222

 

Household statusa

 Slum

160/222

72

 Non-slum

62/222

28

Duration living in the area

 Less than a year

13/215

6

 1–2 years

20/215

9

 3 years or more

182/215

85

 Missing

7/222

3

  1. Missing values are excluded from frequencies and percentages. aBased on UNHABITAT definition (UNHABITAT, 2007)