Table 1.

Socio-demographic and living condition characteristics of street children and their parents in six provinces of Iran (n = 856).

Variables	Category	Frequency	Percentage
Age (n = 865)	10 to14 years old	521	60.9
	15 to 18 years old	335	39.1
Sex (n = 865)	Male	767	89.6
	Female	84	9.8
	No answer	5	0.6
Nationality (n = 856)	Iranian	395	46.1
	Afghan	461	53.9
Marital status	Never married	826	96.5
	Married (cohabitation and temporary married)	25	2.9
	No answer	5	0.6
School enrolment (n = 865)	Yes	431	50.4
	No	411	48
	No answer	14	1.6
Out-of-school children (n = 411)	Never attain school	102	24.8
	Dropout	285	67
	No answer	24	5.8
Stage of school dropout (n = 285)	Elementary school	132	46.3
	Middle school	138	48.4
	High school	12	4.2
	No answer	3	1.1
Fathers’ job status	Employed/retired	502	58.6
	Unemployed	248	29
	Passed away	85	9.9
	Don’t know	21	2.5
Mothers’ job status	Employment/ retired	116	13.6
	Household	699	81.7
	Others	37	4.3
	Don’t know	4	0.5
Fathers’ educational status	Illiterate	383	44.7
	Elementary	318	37.1
	Secondary grades and diploma	98	11.4
	Upper diploma	6	0.7
	Religious school	3	0.4
	No answer	48	5.6
Mothers’ educational status	Illiterate	506	59.1
	Primary grades	259	30.3
	Secondary grades and diploma	56	6.5
	Upper diploma	5	0.6
	Religious school	1	1
	No answer	29	3.4
The living conditions of parents (n = 856)	Married and live together	647	75.6
	Divorced and leaved family	74	8.6
	Death of one or both parents	118	13.8
	No answer	17	2
Father’s drug use	Yes	142	16.6
	No	520	60.7
	Quit	93	10.9
	Don’t know	50	5.8
	No answer	51	6
Mother’s drug use	Yes	29	3.4
	No	747	87.3
	Quit	15	1.8
	Don’t know	17	2
	No answer	48	5.7
Sleeping place in past month	Family and relatives’ home	726	84.8
	Friends’ home	41	4.8
	Shelters	8	0.9
	Workplace, parks, and streets	30	3.6
	More than one place	51	6
Children’s Identity document	Yes	648	75.7
	No	186	21.7
	Don’t know	22	2.6