Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the mothers and their families (n = 310) included in the study in Ujjain, India
Independent variables | n (%)a | Independent variables | n (%)a |
|---|---|---|---|
Locality | Mother occupation | ||
Urban | 120 (39) | Housewife | 133 (43) |
Rural | 190 (61) | Self employed | 30 (10) |
Home type | Farm worker | 126 (41) | |
Kuccha | 65 (21) | Labor | 7 (2) |
Pukka | 98 (32) | Office work | 14 (4) |
Kuccha-Pukka | 147 (47) | Father education | |
Family type | Uneducated-primary school | 9 (3) | |
Nuclear | 193 (62) | Middle school-higher secondary | 160 (52) |
Joint | 117 (38) | Graduate-post graduate | 141 (45) |
Number of children | Mother occupation | ||
1 | 137 (44) | Unemployed | 1 (1) |
2 | 121 (39) | Self employed | 146 (47) |
> 2 | 52 (17) | Farm worker | 132 (42) |
Overcrowding | Labor | 4 (2) | |
Yes | 79 (25) | Office work | 27 (8) |
No | 231 (75) | ||
Mother education | |||
Uneducated-primary school | 106 (34) | ||
Middle school-higher secondary | 150 (48) | ||
Graduate-post graduate | 54 (17) |