Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristic of parents and young people
| Characteristics | Parent | Young people | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (N = 790) | Mother (N = 444) | Father (N = 346) | Total N = 790) | Daughters (N = 405) | Sons (N = 385) | |
| Age in years, M (SD) | 47.1 (10.0) | 45.2 (10.3) | 49.5 (9.2)*** | 16.7(4.0) | 16.6 (3.8) | 16.8 (4.0) |
| Place of residence % | ||||||
| Rural | 53.9 | 49.8 | 59.2* | 53.9 | 50.9 | 57.1 |
| Urban | 46.1 | 50.2 | 40.8 | 46.1 | 49.1 | 42.9 |
| Educational level % | ||||||
| No Education | 32.9 | 39.9 | 24.0*** | 2.5 | 4.0 | 1.0* |
| Basic | 50.5 | 48.0 | 53.8 | 76.1 | 77.0 | 75.1 |
| ≥Secondary | 16.6 | 12.2 | 22.3 | 21.4 | 19.0 | 23.9 |
| Religious affiliation % | ||||||
| Christian | 78.6 | 82.4 | 73.7** | 81.0 | 83.0 | 79.0 |
| Muslim | 13.0 | 12.4 | 13.9 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 12.7 |
| Traditionalist | 1.3 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| No religion | 7.1 | 4.7 | 10.1 | 6.1 | 4.4 | 7.8 |
| Family structure % | ||||||
| Both parents | 67.2 | 53.8 | 84.4*** | 67.2 | 62.7 | 71.9*** |
| Mother only | 21.1 | 36.0 | 2.0 | 21.1 | 25.2 | 16.9 |
| Father only | 5.1 | 1.1 | 10.1 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 7.5 |
| Grandparents | 6.6 | 9.0 | 3.5 | 6.6 | 9.4 | 3.6 |
| Marital status % | ||||||
| Single | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.3*** | |||
| Married | 77.5 | 68.7 | 88.7 | |||
| Divorced/separated | 19.0 | 26.8 | 9.0 | |||
| Cohabiting | 1.0 | 1.8 | 0.0 | |||
| Occupation % | ||||||
| Unemployed | 5.2 | 7.7 | 2.0*** | |||
| Farmer | 53.3 | 47.1 | 61.3 | |||
| Trade/artisan | 25.5 | 32.4 | 18.8 | |||
| Formal sector | 15.1 | 12.8 | 17.9 | |||
| Age group in years % | ||||||
| 10–14 | 33.4 | 32.8 | 34.0 | |||
| 15–19 | 39.1 | 41.7 | 36.4 | |||
| 20-24 | 27.5 | 25.4 | 39.6 | |||
| Stayed with parents % | ||||||
| Continuous stay | 85.3 | 81.7 | 89.6** | |||
| Partial stay | 14.7 | 18.5 | 10.6 | |||
Note: Statistical test compares differences between mothers and fathers for each variable. *P < 0.05. **P < 0.01. ***P <0.001.