NMICS 2010 Report - Central Bureau of Statistics

NMICS 2010, Mid- and Far Western RegionsTable CD.3: Learning materialsPercentage of children aged less than five years by the number of children’s books present in the household and playthings that a childplays with, MFWR, Nepal, 2010RegionHousehold has: Child plays with: Two or more10 or morechildren’sbooksHomemadetoystypes ofplaythings[2]3 or morechildren’sbooks[1]Toys fromshop/manufacturedtoysHouseholdobjects/objects foundoutsideNo. ofchildrenaged lessthan fiveyearsMid-Western 5.8 0.1 52.2 37.5 70.9 55.3 1,984Far Western 3.6 0.0 61.4 39.3 61.4 55.0 1,590SubregionSexAreaAgeMid-Western Mountains 1.8 0.0 46.1 23.9 68.6 43.9 302Mid-Western Hills 6.2 0.2 52.7 32.1 73.0 55.3 1,082Mid-Western Terai 7.0 0.0 54.3 54.0 68.1 60.9 600Far Western Mountains 1.3 0.0 57.8 37.8 67.3 52.9 300Far Western Hills 1.1 0.0 58.6 40.4 55.9 50.7 553Far Western Terai 6.5 0.0 65.1 39.1 63.2 59.1 737Male 5.0 0.1 56.4 38.5 66.1 55.0 1,840Female 4.6 0.0 56.2 38.1 67.3 55.3 1,734Urban 8.6 0.0 60.0 59.5 75.2 68.5 312Rural 4.5 0.1 55.9 36.3 65.9 53.9 3,2620–23 months 0.4 0.0 36.0 29.0 40.4 34.7 1,31524–59 months 7.4 0.1 68.1 43.8 81.9 67.1 2,259Mother’s educationNone 3.1 0.0 55.5 30.1 66.8 51.2 2,148Primary 5.7 0.3 58.3 42.8 63.8 56.0 579Secondary+ 8.7 0.0 56.9 56.2 68.4 64.7 846Wealth index quintilePoorest 1.8 0.0 51.2 21.1 63.8 44.5 927Second 2.7 0.2 55.3 28.1 68.1 48.8 804Middle 4.9 0.0 57.0 39.0 69.3 59.0 709Fourth 6.0 0.0 59.7 54.4 63.7 62.0 611Richest 12.1 0.0 62.1 64.9 69.5 70.8 523Total 4.8 0.1 56.3 38.3 66.7 55.2 3,574[1] MICS Indicator 6.3[2] MICS Indicator 6.4One case with missing ‘mother’s education’ not shownTable CD.3 also shows that 55 percent of children aged less than five years played with two or moreplaythings in their home, with 56 percent playing with homemade toys, 38 percent playing withmanufactured or shop-bought toys, and 67 percent playing with household objects/objects foundoutside. There was little variation by region or gender. Subregionally, the highest percentage was inthe Mid-Western Terai (61 percent) and the lowest was in the Mid-Western Mountains (44 percent).Children in urban areas (69 percent) were more likely to play with two or more playthings than thosein rural areas (54 percent). Younger children were less likely than older children to play with two ormore playthings: 35 percent of children aged 0–23 months compared to 67 percent of children aged24–59 months. Mother’s education level and the household’s wealth status influence the likelihoodof a child playing with two or more playthings. Only 51 percent of children whose mother had noeducation played with two or more playthings compared to 56 percent of children whose motherhad primary education and 65 percent of children whose mother had at least secondary education.126