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 |