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Table 5: Percent distribution of household head by marital status and source of income, Lahjgovernorate, July 2012LowlandMountainousEcological Zone% N % NMarital statusMarried 92.0 735 94.0 663Widowed 5.9 47 3.9 27Divorced 1.0 8 0.1 1Single 1.1 9 2.0 14Primary source of incomeNon-qat agricultural products 2.4 19 3.5 25Livestock and livestock products 4.1 33 0.9 6fishery 1.6 13 0.1 1Trading 2.1 17 6.1 43Temporary work (Casual work) 13.9 111 23.5 166Monthly salary 62.1 496 29.2 206Remittance (from friends and4.5 36 25.8 182relatives)Craftsmanship 4.4 35 5.4 38Farming/sale/transport of qat 1.9 15 1.4 10Social insurance 1.1 9 1.3 9Other 1.9 15 2.7 194.1.3. Education level of child care giversThe overall education level of care givers was good in both survey locations (Table 6). InMountain community, 29.1% had basic education, 19.7% secondary education and a further20.1% had higher education. Less than a quarter (16.9%) was illiterate. Similarly in Lowlandcommunity, 24.2% had basic education, 23.5% secondary education and 19.8% had tertiaryeducation. Nearly a quarter were illiterate and one tenth can read and write.Table 6: Percent distribution of households by level of education of the caregivers’ by ecologicalzones, Lahj governorate, July 2012LowlandMountainousEcological Zone% N % NLevel of educationIlliterate 22.2 177 16.9 119Can read and write 10.4 83 14.2 100Basic education 24.2 193 29.1 205Secondary education 23.5 188 19.7 13927