| Age group of children |
| Pre adolescents (5–9) | 278 | 38.5 |
| Adolescents (10–18) | 44 4 | 61.5 |
| Sex |
| Male | 376 | 52.1 |
| Female | 346 | 47.9 |
| Locality |
| Urban | 300 | 41.6 |
| Rural | 422 | 58.5 |
| Number of children/woman |
| One to five | 388 | 53.7 |
| Above five | 334 | 46.3 |
| Age group of household head |
| Youthful age (22–35) years | 98 | 13.6 |
| Middle age (36 59) years | 480 | 66.5 |
| Old age (60 and above) years | 144 | 19.9 |
| Education status of household head |
| No formal education | 385 | 53.4 |
| Formal education | 118 | 16.4 |
| Informal education | 218 | 30.2 |
| Longstanding illness of household head |
| Absent | 601 | 83.2 |
| Present | 121 | 16.8 |
| Marital status of household head |
| Monogamy | 408 | 56.5 |
| Polygamy | 293 | 40.6 |
| Single | 21 | 2.9 |
| Household size |
| Less than eight persons | 321 | 44.5 |
| Eight and above persons | 401 | 55.5 |
| Mother’s education |
| No formal education | 586 | 81.2 |
| Formal education | 84 | 11.6 |
| Informal education | 52 | 7.2 |
| Longstanding Illness of Mother |
| Absent | 412 | 57.1 |
| Present | 310 | 42.9 |
| Household Income |
| Lower | 467 | 64.7 |
| Middle | 173 | 24.0 |
| High | 82 | 11.3 |
| Household debt status |
| No debt | 270 | 37.4 |
| In Debt | 452 | 62.6 |
| Religious denomination |
| Christian | 115 | 15.9 |
| Protestant | 42 | 5.8 |
| Muslim | 488 | 67.6 |
| Traditional | 77 | 10.7 |
| School enrolment of child |
| Not enrolled | 299 | 41.4 |
| Enrolled | 423 | 58.6 |
| Reasons for not attending school/dropping out |
| Financial Problems | 23 | 3.2 |
| Health reasons | 7 | 1.0 |
| Distance to school | 4 | 0.6 |
| Work | 5 | 0.7 |
| Given to marriage/pregnant | 66 | 9.1 |
| Parent’s wish | 42 | 5.8 |
| Personal wish | 126 | 17.5 |
| Other | 22 | 3.1 |
| Not applicable | 299 | 41.4 |
