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Table 1 General characteristics of the subjects (n = 1675).

From: Prevalence, types and demographic features of child labour among school children in Nigeria

Subjects

No. of respondents (%)

Sex distribution

 

Male

828 (49.4)

Female

847 (50.6)

Tribe

 

Yoruba

1448 (86.4)

Igbo

111 (6.60)

Hausa

35 (2.1)

Others

81 (4.9)

Age distribution

 

5 to 6 years

50 (3.0)

7 to 16 years

1594 (95.2)

17 years

31 (1.8)

Level of education

 

Primary

1299 (77.6)

Secondary

376 (22.4)