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Table 4 Some of the working characteristics of the respondents

From: Prevalence and predictors of child labour among junior public secondary school students in Enugu, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study

Variables

Category

Frequency

percent

Age when started work category (years)

< 5

31

9.3

5–10

159

47.9

11+

142

42.8

Mean (SD) = 9.73 (2.8)

Total work hours in the previous 1wk (hours)

< 14

24

7.2

15–28

62

18.7

29–43

77

23.2

> 43

169

50.9

Median (Range) = 45 (4–145)

Variable

Category

Economic activities

Domestic activities

 

Frequency

percent

Frequency

percent

work hours in the previous 1wk (hours)

< 1

62

18.7

0

0

01--14

128

38.6

60

18.1

15–28

82

24.7

109

32.8

29–43

41

12.3

95

28.6

> 43

19

5.7

68

20.5

Median (Range)

28 (2–127)

12 (0–84)