Reason for working (aq61)
File: Child
Overview
Type: Discrete
Format: numeric
Width: 8
Decimals: 0
Range: 1-8
Invalid: 98, 99
Valid cases: 6401
Invalid: 10633
Questions and instructions
Universe
Parents of children 5-17 years old
Literal question
If (NAME) is working (in economic activity), what is the main reason for letting him/her work?
Categories
ValueCategoryCases
1 To supplement household income 3765 58.8%
2 To pay outstanding hsehold debt under arrangement 6 0.1%
3 To help in household enterprise 2187 34.2%
4 Education or training program is not usefull. 12 0.2%
5 Education or trainingg institution too far 27 0.4%
6 Cannot afford sch. /training fees 137 2.1%
7 Child not interested in sch 112 1.7%
8 Other 155 2.4%
98 Missing response 170
99 Not applicable 10463
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.