Table 2

Self-reported Reasons for Working and Not Attending School

Not in school
School too expensive	13.51
School Useless/uninteresting	11.53
Child working	7.82
School too far	4.61
Child too old	4.33
Child ill/pregnant	3.82
Child failed exam	0.48
Child got married	0.10
Other	53.82
Work
To supplement household income	42.50
To assist in household enterprise	45.75
Education program not suitable	2.17
School too far	0.48
Other	9.11

Notes: The top part of the table reports the distribution of the main reason for children not attending school as reported by the adult respondent. Figures refer to children aged 7–14 in rural Tanzania. Number of observations is 3,034. Source HBS 2000/01. The bottom part of the table reports the distribution of the main reason for children working as reported by the adult respondent. Figures refer to children aged 7–14 in rural Tanzania. Number of observations: 5,036. Source: MICS, Tanzania 2001.