Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of households
Variables | NÂ =Â 338 n (%) |
|---|---|
Marital status | |
 Married | 324 (95.9) |
 Single | 14 (4.1) |
Age: Mean (SD) | 30.9 (9.0) |
Any formal education: | 322 (95.3) |
Mothers level of education: | |
 Primary | 59 (17.5) |
 Secondary | 182 (53.8) |
 Tertiary | 81 (24.0) |
 None | 16 (4.7) |
Education of household heads | |
 Primary | 77 (22.8) |
 Secondary | 203 (60.1) |
 Tertiary | 47 (13.9) |
 None | 11 (3.2) |
Status of the respondent | |
 Mother | 275 (81.4) |
 Representative | 63 (18.6) |
Mother’s occupation | |
 Farmer | 34 (10.1) |
 Unemployed | 86 (25.4) |
 Petty trader | 93 (27.5) |
 Civil servant | 24 (7.1) |
 Private employee | 31 (9.2) |
 Big business | 31 (9.2) |
 Self employed | 39 (11.5) |
Household head occupation | |
 Farmer | 43 (12.7) |
 Unemployed | 8 (2.4) |
 Petty trading | 29 (8.6) |
 Civil servant | 20 (5.9) |
 Private employee | 17 (5.0) |
 Big business | 151 (44.7) |
 Self employed | 70 (20.7) |