Appendix Table D.
Odds Ratios and Logit Coefficients from Logistic Regression Analysis of Current School Attendance Status of Nigerian Children, by Residence, Aged 4–16 on Selected Independent Variables, 2003–2004
| Model |
||
|---|---|---|
| Variable | Urban Children Only |
Rural Children Only |
| Place of Residence | ||
| Male | 1.92** (0.65) |
2.01*** (0.70) |
| Female (Ref.) | ||
| Age | ||
| Age 9–12 |
†5.59*** (1.72) |
†2.67*** (0.98) |
| Age 13–16 | 2.62*** (0.96) |
1.96*** (0.67) |
| Age 4–8 (Ref.) | ||
| Mother's Education | ||
| Zero education (Ref.) | ||
| Incomplete Primary |
†0.47* (−0.73) |
†1.62* (0.48) |
| Complete Primary | 0.68 (−0.38) |
1.30 (0.26) |
| Incomplete Secondary and | ||
| Complete Secondary or Higher | 1.64 (0.49) |
2.16! (0.77) |
| Father's Education | ||
| Zero education (Ref.) | ||
| Incomplete Primary |
†2.77*** (1.02) |
1.31 (0.27) |
| Complete Primary | 2.32** (0.84) |
1.88** (0.63) |
| Incomplete Secondary | 5.16** (1.64) |
2.19*** (0.78) |
| Complete Secondary & Higher | 3.59*** (1.28) |
2.97*** (1.08) |
| Distance to School | ||
| Time to the nearest primary school in
community < twenty minutes (Ref.) |
||
| >=twenty minutes |
†1.19 (0.17) |
†0.71** (−0.34) |
| Time to the nearest secondary school in
community < twenty minutes (Ref.) |
||
| >=twenty minutes | 0.84 (−0.17) |
0.60** (−0.51) |
| Wealth Index | ||
| Poorest (Ref.) | ||
| Poorer | 1.21 (0.19) |
1.63*** (0.49) |
| Middle |
†0.82 (−0.19) |
†2.64*** (0.97) |
| Richer | 3.04** (1.11) |
3.64*** (1.29) |
| Richest | 5.58*** (1.71) |
4.71** (1.55) |
| Sibship Size | ||
| Zero Older Brothers (Ref.) | ||
| One Older Brother | 1.42 (0.35) |
1.02 (0.02) |
| Two or More Older Brothers | 0.76 (−0.27) |
1.13 (0.11) |
| Zero Younger Brothers (Ref.) | ||
| One Younger Brother | 0.94 (−0.06) |
1.31! (0.27) |
| Two or More Younger Brothers |
†0.50* (−0.68) |
†1.41 (0.35) |
| One Older Sister | 0.74 (−0.29) |
1.12! (0.12) |
| Two or More Older Sisters |
†0.79 (−0.22) |
†1.54** (0.43) |
| Zero Younger Sisters (Ref.) | ||
| One Younger Sister | 0.66 (−0.41) |
1.04 (0.04) |
| Two or More Younger Sisters | 0.71 (−0.33) |
1.01 (0.01) |
| Total children present | 1.09* (0.08) |
0.97 (−0.02) |
| Religion | ||
| Muslim (Ref.) | ||
| Christian | 4.94*** (1.59) |
4.60*** (1.52) |
| Traditional & Other | 3.62* (1.28) |
1.34 (0.29) |
| Parent/Guardian's Attitude | ||
| agrees children can be
kept home for work/help, if necessary |
1.01 (0.01) |
0.75* (−0.28) |
| Disagrees (Ref.) | ||
| agrees boys schooling
more important |
0.54** (−0.61) |
0.55*** (−0.58) |
| Disagrees (Ref.) | ||
| −2 log likelihood | 1032.93 | 2897.84 |
| Model chi-square | 222.84 | 554.56 |
| Pseudo R2 | 0.3530 | 0.3070 |
| N | 1724 | 3127 |
†
Note. – indicates that there exis t differences in regression coefficient.
Ref.=reference group.
Source: Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey EdData Survey 2004.
!
p=<0.10.
*
p=<0.05.
**
p=<0.01.
***
p=<0.001.