Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of households
| Variables | N = 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) |