Socioeconomic correlates of household crowding index* among parous mothers
| Crowding index | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | <1 | 1–2 | >2 | |
| Nimber (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | Number (%) | |
| *Number of co-residents (excluding newborn) divided by number of rooms (excluding kitchen and bathrooms). †χ2 Test. | ||||
| Total | 2466 (100) | 1158 (47.0) | 1097 (44.5) | 211 (8.6) |
| Maternal | ||||
| Education | ||||
| Illiterate to primary | 324 (13.3) | 35 (3.1) | 172 (15.9) | 117 (56.0) |
| Intermediate to secondary | 1049 (43.1) | 367 (32.1) | 601 (55.6) | 81 (38.8) |
| Technical or higher | 1060 (43.6) | 742 (64.9) | 307 (28.4) | 11 (5.3) |
| p<0.001† | ||||
| Work status | ||||
| Never worked | 1366 (55.4) | 422 (38.2) | 735 (67.0) | 189 (89.6) |
| Worked previously | 589 (23.9) | 359 (31.0) | 217 (19.8) | 13 (6.2) |
| Currently working | 511 (20.7) | 357 (30.8) | 145 (13.2) | 9 (4.3) |
| p<0.001† | ||||
| Paternal | ||||
| Education | ||||
| Illiterate to primary | 294 (12.2) | 22 (1.9) | 177 (16.4) | 95 (46.1) |
| Intermediate to secondary | 879 (36.4) | 293 (25.8) | 502 (46.6) | 84 (40.8) |
| Technical or higher | 1245 (51.5) | 819 (72.2) | 399 (37.0) | 27 (13.1) |
| p<0.001† | ||||
| Occupation | ||||
| Legislators, senior officials, and managers | 296 (12.6) | 188 (17.1) | 102 (9.8) | 6 (2.9) |
| Professionals | 352 (15.0) | 271 (24.7) | 77 (7.4) | 4 (2.0) |
| Technicians and associate professionals | 880 (37.6) | 415 (37.8) | 396 (38.1) | 69 (33.7) |
| Clerical and sales workers | 367 (15.7) | 125 (11.4) | 197 (19.0) | 45 (22.0) |
| Skilled workers | 183 (7.8) | 51 (4.6) | 105 (10.1) | 27 (13.2) |
| Unskilled workers | 243 (10.4) | 43 (3.9) | 150 (14.4) | 50 (24.4) |
| Unemployed | 20 (0.9) | 4 (0.4) | 12 (1.2) | 4 (2.0) |
| p<0.001† | ||||