Variable | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|
N = 935 | ||
Children’s characteristics | ||
Age (months), Mean (SD) | 9 (5.7) | |
< 6 | 262 | 28.0 |
6 – 8 | 187 | 20.0 |
9 – 11 | 157 | 16.8 |
12 – 24 | 329 | 35.2 |
Sex | ||
Male | 466 | 49.8 |
Female | 469 | 50.2 |
Mothers’ characteristics | ||
Maternal age (years), Mean (SD) | 28 (6.7) | |
< 20 years | 74 | 7.9 |
20–30 years | 570 | 61.0 |
31 -40 years | 243 | 26.0 |
> 40 years | 48 | 5.1 |
Marital status | ||
Single (Never Married) | 98 | 10.5 |
Cohabiting | 83 | 8.8 |
Married | 703 | 75.2 |
Separated/ Divorced | 41 | 4.4 |
Widowed | 10 | 1.1 |
Number of Living Children (Parity) | ||
1–3 | 614 | 65.6 |
4–6 | 282 | 30.2 |
> 6 | 39 | 4.2 |
Number of mothers with children under two years of age (distributed by number of children cared for) | ||
1 | 811 | 86.8 |
2 | 118 | 12.6 |
3 | 6 | 0.6 |
Employment status | ||
Not employed in the last 12 months before the survey | 282 | 30.2 |
Not currently employed, but worked in past 12 months | 320 | 34.2 |
Currently employed | 333 | 35.6 |
Work status/schedule throughout the year | ||
Work throughout the year | 322 | 34.4 |
Work seasonally/part of the year | 313 | 33.5 |
Work only once in a while | 300 | 32.1 |
Form of remuneration/payment | ||
Cash only | 372 | 39.8 |
Cash and in Kind | 302 | 32.3 |
In Kind only | 94 | 10.0 |
Not paid | 167 | 17.9 |
Mother’s highest level of education attained | ||
None | 166 | 17.8 |
Primary | 291 | 31.1 |
JHS/JSS | 317 | 33.9 |
Secondary | 92 | 9.8 |
Tertiary | 69 | 7.4 |
Decision making power | ||
low | 320 | 34.2 |
medium/average | 479 | 51.2 |
high | 136 | 14.6 |
Financial independence | ||
low | 491 | 52.5 |
medium/average | 352 | 37.7 |
high | 92 | 9.8 |