Table 3 Prevalence of child labour by different categories
Variables | Category | Child labour | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (N = 332) | No (N = 332) | |||
Age category (years) | 5–11 | 10 (3.0) | 0 (0) | 10 (3.0) |
12–14 | 187 (56.7) | 57 (17.2) | 244 (73.5) | |
15–17 | 41 (12.3) | 37 (11.1) | 78 (23.5) | |
Class | JSS2 | 92 (27.7) | 20 (6.0) | 112 (33.7) |
JSS3 | 146 (44.0) | 74 (22.3) | 220 (66.3) | |
Wealth Index quartile | Poorest | 61 (18.4) | 22 (6.6) | 83 (25.0) |
Very poor | 60 (18.1) | 29 (8.7) | 89 (26.8) | |
The poor | 58 (17.5) | 22 (6.6) | 80 (24.1) | |
Least poor | 59 (17.8) | 21 (6.3) | 80 (24.1) | |
Age when started work (years) | < 5 | 23 (6.9) | 8 (2.4) | 31 (9.3) |
5–10 | 120 (36.1) | 39 (11.7) | 159 (47.9) | |
> 11 | 95 (28.6) | 47 (14.2) | 142 (42.8) | |
Total number of children | 1–4 | 72 (21.7) | 29 (8.7) | 101 (30.4) |
> 5 | 166 (50.0) | 65 (19.6) | 231 (69.6) | |
Birth order | 1–4 | 184 (55.4) | 66 (19.9) | 250 (75.3) |
> 5 | 54 (16.3) | 28 (8.4) | 82 (24.7) | |
Total no of working children | 1–4 | 170 (51.2) | 75 (22.6) | 245 (73.8) |
> 5 | 68 (20.5) | 19 (5.7) | 87 (26.2) | |
Household family size | 1–4 | 26 (7.8) | 11 (3.3) | 37 (11.1) |
5–9 | 186 (56.0) | 78 (23.5) | 264 (79.5) | |
> 9 | 26 (7.8) | 5 (1.5) | 31 (9.3) | |
Satisfied with work | Yes | 188 (56.6) | 76 (22.9) | 264 (79.5) |
No | 50 (15.1) | 18 (5.4) | 68 (20.5) | |
Self-ownership of business | Yes | 21 (6.3) | 5 (1.5) | 26 (7.8) |
No | 217 (65.4) | 89 (26.8) | 306 (92.2) | |
Custodian | Parents | 146 (44) | 59 (17.8) | 205 (61.7) |
Single mother | 24 (7.2) | 7 (2.1) | 31 (9.3) | |
Single father | 2 (0.6) | 1 (0.317) | 3 (0.9) | |
Other relations | 41 (12.3) | 17 (5.1) | 58 (17.5) | |
Unrelated guardian | 25 (7.5) | 10 (3.0) | 35 (10.5) | |