Census Analytical Report - Uganda Bureau of Statistics

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The 2002 Population and Housing Censusabout 345 thousands (20 percent) had lost both parents. The percentage of orphanedchildren was highest in the Central region as compared to the other regions (Table9.6).Table 9.6: Parental Survival and Orphanhood by RegionRegionSurvival Status of Parents (‘000)OnlyFatherdeadOnlyMotherDeadBothParentsDeadTotalOrphansPercentOrphanedPercentof orphanedwho aredoubleorphansCentral 313.9 125.1 142.1 583.0 16.2 24.4Central (Excl.Kampala)265.4 107.5 120.9 493.0 16.1 24.4Eastern 225.5 66.0 52,.8 345.3 9.7 15.3Northern 231.2 64.4 63.5 359.9 13.5 17.6Western 290.9 96.5 86.2 475.1 13.4 18.1Uganda 1,061.5 352.1 344.7 1,763.4 13.2 19.5b) School AttendanceThe Census collected data on access to education by establishing the schoolattendance status of the population.Figure 9.1 shows that 17 percent of all children aged 6- 17 years were out of school.The proportion varied between 13 percent in Eastern region and 22 Northern regions.The proportions in Central and Western regions were very close to the nationalaverage.104
Analytical ReportFigure 9.1: Proportion of Children (6 -17 years) by Region who were out ofschool2522Percentage Literate201510517.416.712.517.7 17.20CentralCentral (ExcKampala)Eastern Northern Western UgandaRegionsc) Child LabourThe Census defined the working population to include all persons aged 5 years andabove whose activity status was paid employee, self employed or unpaid familyworker. Those persons who were engaged in economic activities and at the sametime were full time students, were excluded.7 percent of allchildren aged 5-17were workingTable 9.7 shows that overall, there were slightly over 600,000 children who wereworking, constituting 7 percent of all children aged 5 – 17 years. This figure is muchlower than that of 1.5 million were reported working by the UNHS 2002/2003 13 . Thedifference is brought about by different concepts used in defining a person who waseconomically active. Students who were engaged in economic activities were includedas part of the economically active persons in the UNHS 2002/2003.The total number of working children was higher for males than for females. Amongthe regions, the Northern and Western regions had the highest percentages of (over 8percent) of working children. Differentials by sex show that the proportions of workingchildren were higher for males than for females except in Eastern region.13 Uganda Bureau of Statistics, The Uganda National Household Survey 2002/2003, Report on the Labour Force Survey, 2003.105
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