Table 2 Distribution of subjects involved in child labour by gender, education, family religion, custodian and number of children in the family. (n = 1675)
From: Prevalence, types and demographic features of child labour among school children in Nigeria
| Â | Involved in child labour | Not involved in child labour | Total | Â | Â |
Characteristics | no (%) | no (%) |  | χ2 | p-value |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 514 (62.1) | 314 (37.9) | 828 (100.0) | Â | Â |
Female | 566 (66.8) | 281 (33.2) | 847 (100.0) | 3.91 | 0.048 |
Level of schooling | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Primary | 891 (68.6) | 409 (31.4) | 1299 (100.0) | Â | Â |
Secondary | 189 (50.3) | 187 (49.7) | 376 (100.0) | 42.8 | < 0.0001 |
Religion | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Christianity | 631 (61.9) | 388 (38.1) | 1019 (100.0) | Â | Â |
Islam | 445 (68.3) | 207 (31.7) | 652 (100.0) | 6.94 | 0.008* |
Others | 4 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (100.0) | Â | Â |
Custodian | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Both parents | 643 (65.8) | 334 (34.2) | 977 (100.0) | Â | Â |
Single father | 73 (54.1) | 62 (45.9) | 135 (100.0) | Â | Â |
Single mother | 196 (65.8) | 102 (34.2) | 298 (100.0) | Â | Â |
Other relatives | 165 (64.7) | 90 (35.3) | 255 (100.0) | Â | Â |
Unrelated guardian | 3 (30.0) | 7 (70.0) | 10 (100.0) | 12.74 | 0.014 |
No. of children in the family | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
1 | 13 (46.4) | 14 (53.6) | 27 (100.0) | Â | Â |
2 or 3 | 143 (58.6) | 101 (41.4) | 244 (100.0) | Â | Â |
4 or 5 | 352 (62.7) | 209 (37.3) | 561 (100.0) | Â | Â |
6 or 7 | 308 (68.6) | 142 (31.4) | 450 (100.0) | Â | Â |
8 or 9 | 264 (67.2) | 129 (32.8) | 393 (100.0) | 9.13 | 0.0025# |