Table 1 Basic demographics of the respondents
Serial # | Age (years) | Gender (M/F) | Education | Ethnicity | Time living on the streets | Average daily income PKR: (US$)* | Type of work | Number of siblings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 10 | F | Nil | Pakhtoon | 3 years | 300(4) | Begging | 9 |
2 | 12 | F | Nil | Pakhtoon | 5 years | 150(1.5) | Begging | 12 |
3 | 18 | M | 4th grade | Punjabi | 13 years | 200(2) | Scavenging | 7 |
4 | 11 | M | Nil | Pakhtoon | 2 years | 200(2) | Begging, pick pocketing | 8 |
5 | 14 | M | 2nd grade | Afghani | 5 years | 250(2.5) | Scavenging | 9 |
6 | 17 | M | Nil | Saraiki | 13 years | 300(3) | Balloon vender | 4 |
7 | 19 | M | Nil | Pakhtoon | 16 years | 500(5) | Scavenging, pick pocketing | 14 |
8 | 15 | M | Nil | Sindhi | 10 years | 300(3) | Begging | 5 |
9 | 10 | M | 5th grade | Pakhtoon | 6 months | 350(3.5) | Begging | 10 |
10 | 14 | M | Nil | Punjabi | 7 years | 500(5) | Begging, selling flowers | 7 |
11 | 12 | F | Nil | Punjabi | 8 years | 250(2.5) | Begging | 8 |
12 | 13 | M | 3rd grade | Punjabi | 3 years | 200(2) | Scavenging | 10 |
13 | 17 | M | Nil | Pakhtoon | 14 years | 200(2) | Selling flowers, scavenging | 7 |
14 | 12 | M | Nil | Pakhtoon | 8 years | 300(3) | Begging | 5 |
15 | 11 | F | Nil | Saraiki | 2 years | 100(1) | Begging | 8 |
16 | 15 | M | Nil | Punjabi | 10 years | 400(4) | Scavenging | 6 |
17 | 15 | M | Nil | Pakhtoon | 10 years | 600(6) | Pick pocketing, begging | 6 |
18 | 11 | F | 1st grade | Pakhtoon | 6 years | 150(1.5) | Begging | 4 |
19 | 10 | M | 4th grade | Pakhtoon | 1 year | 200(2) | Begging | 7 |