Table 3 Distribution of subjects involved in labour activities according to parental education.
From: Prevalence, types and demographic features of child labour among school children in Nigeria
| Â | Father | Â | Mother | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Parental level of education | no (%) | Odds ratio | no (%) | Odds ratio |
University graduate or equivalent | 30 (35.7) | 1.00 | 14 (45.2) | 1.00 |
Senior secondary school certificate/Teaching or other professional certificate | 107 (54.6) | 2.16 | 72 (46.2) | 1.04 |
Junior secondary school certificate/Teacher's Grade II certificate/Equivalent | 136 (68.7) | 3.95 | 86 (54.8) | 1.47 |
Junior secondary school education/Modern III certificate/Primary school leaving certificate | 513 (68.5) | 3.91 | 516 (68.3) | 2.62 |
No formal education/Quranic school/Barely literate/dead parent | 227 (67.2) | 3.68 | 329 (68.1) | 2.59 |
χ2 for trend | 29.33 |  | 32.86 |  |
p | < 0.00001 | Â | < 0.00001 | Â |