From: Child work and labour among orphaned and abandoned children in five low and middle income countries
 | CHILD CHARACTERISTICS | (n = 1,473) |  |
---|---|---|---|
(categorical) | Â | Â | Â |
 | Number | Percent | Missing |
Gender | Â | Â | 0 |
   Male | 772 | 52.4 |  |
   Female | 701 | 47.6 |  |
Age | Â | Â | 0 |
   6-7 years | 384 | 26.1 |  |
   8-10 years | 754 | 51.2 |  |
   11-12 years | 335 | 22.7 |  |
Relation to caregiver | Â | Â | 0 |
   Biological child | 813 | 55.2 |  |
   Other relative | 635 | 43.1 |  |
   Non-relative | 25 | 1.7 |  |
Health | Â | Â | 19 |
   Very good, good | 928 | 63.8 |  |
   Good | 408 | 28.1 |  |
   Poor, very poor | 118 | 8.1 |  |
Work/Labour status | Â | Â | 7 |
   Any Work | 890 | 60.7 |  |
   No Work | 576 | 39.3 |  |
Categorized hours worked | Â | Â | 0 |
   <21 hours per week | 618 | 70.8 |  |
   21-27 hours per week | 100 | 11.5 |  |
   28 + hours per week | 155 | 17.8 |  |
   UNICEF child labour* | 191 | 21.9 |  |
Education | Â | Â | Â |
   Yes | 1361 | 94.0 |  |
   No | 86 | 5.9 |  |
CAREGIVER CHARACTERISTICS | (n = 1464) | Â | |
(categorical) | Â | Â | Â |
 | Number | Percent | Missing |
Gender | Â | Â | 4 |
   Male | 215 | 14.7 |  |
   Female | 1245 | 85.3 |  |
Age | Â | Â | 61 |
   <18 years | 10 | 0.7 |  |
   18-35 years | 510 | 36.4 |  |
   36-55 years | 629 | 44.8 |  |
   56 + years | 254 | 18.1 |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | 5 |
   Married | 385 | 26.4 |  |
   Widowed | 894 | 61.3 |  |
   Never married & Other | 180 | 12.3 |  |
Health | Â | Â | 20 |
   Very good, good | 678 | 47.0 |  |
   Fair | 479 | 33.2 |  |
   Poor, very poor | 287 | 19.9 |  |
Earn an income | Â | Â | 10 |
   Yes | 1033 | 71.1 |  |
   No | 421 | 29.0 |  |
(continuous) | Mean (sd) | Range | Â |
Age (in years) | 42.5 (13.6) | 11 to 89 | Â |
Education (in years) | 5.3 (4.3) | 0 to 18 | Â |
Children cared for (number) | 2.8 (2.1) | 0 to 19 | Â |