Table 2 Social and economic background information of mothers participating in in-depth interviews
Variables | Respondents (N = 18) |
|---|---|
Age of mother (years) | |
- Average | 29 |
- Range | 16–43 |
Religion | |
- Protestant | 17 |
- Catholic | 1 |
Years of formal education | |
- None | 14 |
- Range among those who attended school (2–8 years) | 4 |
Marital status | |
- Married | 16 |
- Single | 1 |
- Divorced | 1 |
Average number of children | 3.8 |
Occupation prior to residence in camp | |
- Farmer | 16 |
- Small commerce | 1 |
- Housewife | 1 |
Occupation in camp | |
- Day labor (porter, artisanal mining) | 13 |
- Small commerce | 3 |
- None | 2 |
Number of months spent in camp | |
- Average | 31 |
- Range | 16–36 |
Occupation of husband before entering camp | |
- Farming | 14 |
- Small commerce | 1 |
- Phone repair | 1 |
- Student | 1 |
- No response | 1 |
Occupation of husband while living in camp | |
- Day labor (porter, artisanal mining) | 11 |
- Farming | 3 |
- Small commerce | 1 |
- Phone repair | 1 |
- No work | 2 |
Average household size | 6 |
Household assets | |
- Radio | 18 |
- Mattress | 18 |
- Phone | 18 |
- Animals | 5 |
- Bicycle | 1 |
- Chair | 1 |