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Summary: Main Findings of the POIPET Questionnaire Survey 2009
Gender
Distribution
117 questionnaires were filled out in Poipet. Of these, 86 percent
(101) were male and 14 percent (16) female.
Age Distribution The average age of the street children/youth in Poipet is 10.9
years. The majority are in the 10 to 14 years category.
Street Children
Category
Divided in the 3-fold street children/youth categories, SLC
accounted for 18.8 percent, SWC 77.8 percent and SLF 1.7
percent.
Origin/Migration
Majority originate from Banteay Meanchey province where Poipet
is located, comprising 82.1 percent, followed by the provinces
Battambang (6.8 percent) and Prey Veng (3.4 percent). Relatively
low migration rate.
Reason
for Street Life
The three major reasons for living on the streets are poverty at
80.3 percent. Other reasons for working or living on the streets
in Poipet are family issues, friends, migration and drug use, all at
around 5 to 7 percent of the total.
Education
Of the street children/youth above the age of 6, 16.4 percent
have never been to school. Of those 15+, none of the children/
youth have completed grade 9. Despite the low average age, the
average grade completion rate is only 2.1 years.
Pre-Registration
Time
The time spent on the streets before reintegration revealed that
68.4 percent of the children/youth spent one year or less, 23.1
percent spent more than a year, and 8.5 percent were not able
to provide information.
Lived With
79.5 percent responded that they were living with family or
caregivers; 6.8 percent were living with peers; 1.7 percent lived
alone; and, finally, 10.3 percent were unable to provide the
information.
CSCN
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