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 | |||