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Appendix Table B2: Reasons for choice of JSS in Nigeria
Closest to
space
available
Better
School
Less
Expensive
Religio
n
Safer
School
Othe
r
Don't
Know/missing
Number
of
childre
n
Sex
Male 35.
7
45.
1
15.4 0.8 0.7 2.2 0.1 5,513
Female 30.
0
49.
4
16.2 1.9 0.7 1.8 0.0 5,141
Residence
Urban 22.
9
55.
2
17.3 1.6 0.8 2.2 0.0 6,170
Rural 46.
7
36.
2
13.7 1.0 0.5 1.8 0.1 4,484
Region
North
Central
38.
5
46.
8
11.0 1.6 0.2 1.8 0.0 1,574
North
East
53.
9
36.
0
8.4 1.0 0.3 0.4 0.1 809
North
West
49.
0
33.
2
14.5 2.7 0.1 0.6 0.0 1,776
South
East
27.
3
57.
3
9.3 1.5 1.5 3.1 0.0 1,487
South-
South
25.
6
41.
1
30.3 0.5 0.9 1.3 0.1 2,200
South
West
22.
3
59.
0
13.5 1.0 0.8 3.4 0.0 2,808
Economic Status
Quintile*
Lowest 58.
7
32.
1
7.2 0.1 0 1.6 0.2 586
Second 55.
8
29.
1
12.9 1.2 0.2 0.8 0 1,490
Middle 44.
0
35.
6
16.9 1.4 0.4 1.7 0.0 2,357
Fourth 28.
3
47.
4
18.7 1.8 0.8 3.0 0.1 2,830
Highest 14.
6
65.
7
15.3 1.2 1.1 2.0 0.0 3,390
Source: NPC & RTI (2016)