Table 10 Distribution of mothers by levels of well-being across household’s socio-socioeconomic characteristics
Characteristics | Low | Moderate | High | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Freq | Percent (%) | Freq | Percent (%) | Freq | Percent (%) | |
Sex of household head | ||||||
Male | 612 | 88.95 | 1972 | 95.85 | 6 | 100.00 |
Female | 76 | 11.05 | 85 | 4.13 | 0 | 0.00 |
\({\chi }^{2}\) | 45.11*** | |||||
Region | ||||||
North-Central | 71 | 10.32 | 353 | 17.16 | 0 | 0.00 |
North-East | 149 | 21.66 | 649 | 31.55 | 0 | 0.00 |
North –West | 102 | 14.83 | 740 | 35.97 | 0 | 0.00 |
South East | 115 | 16.72 | 41 | 1.99 | 0 | 0.00 |
South- South | 134 | 19.48 | 133 | 6.47 | 6 | 100.00 |
South –West | 117 | 17.01 | 141 | 6.85 | 0 | 0.00 |
\({\chi }^{2}\) | 504.62*** | |||||
Households size | ||||||
1–5 | 229 | 33.28 | 423 | 20.56 | 3 | 50.00 |
6–10 | 375 | 54.51 | 1048 | 50.95 | 3 | 50.00 |
11–15 | 79 | 11.48 | 503 | 24.48 | 0 | 0.00 |
> 15 | 5 | 0.73 | 83 | 4.04 | 0 | 0.00 |
\({\chi }^{2}\) | 98.14*** | |||||
Husband’s age | ||||||
< 25 | 25 | 3.63 | 38 | 1.85 | 0 | 0.00 |
26–35 | 150 | 21.80 | 364 | 17.70 | 0 | 0.00 |
36–45 | 330 | 47.97 | 862 | 41.91 | 3 | 50.00 |
46–55 | 119 | 17.30 | 527 | 25.62 | 3 | 50.00 |
> 55 | 63 | 9.16 | 266 | 12.93 | 0 | 0.00 |
\({\chi }^{2}\) | 41.00*** | |||||
Husband’s education | ||||||
No formal education | 133 | 19.33 | 1100 | 53.48 | 0 | 0.00 |
Formal education | 555 | 80.67 | 957 | 46.52 | 6 | 100.00 |
\({\chi }^{2}\) | 247.92*** | |||||