Children in different activities: child schooling and child labour
Khan, R.E.A.
Pakistan Development Review 42(2): 137-160
2003
ISSN/ISBN: 0030-9729 DOI: 10.2307/41260532Document Number: 557367
Using primary data from Pakpattan and Faisalabad districts of Pakistan, this article analyses the supply-side determinants of child labour. The study finds that: the birth-order of the child has a significant association with schooling and labour decision; first school enrolment of children is delayed; there exists gender disparity in favour of male children; the children from female-headed households are more likely to go to school; the education of the head of household has a positive impact on a child's schooling; mother's education is more important than the father's in a child's probability to go to school; parental education is positively associated with child schooling and negatively associated with child labour; and the employment level and income level of the head of household are associated with the probability of child work. Furthermore, the ownership of assets impacts the schooling positively, and labour negatively; the household size affects the schooling negatively, and work positively; and household composition also has a significant effect on schooling and child labour. The children from rural areas are less likely to go to school.