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the number of fathers for whom occupation included mothers stated to have no educawas
stated).
tion and others who were considered as
Relatively small proportions of the moth- having no education since none was stated.
ers had secondary or university education in As the level of education reached was lower
the Latin American projects (the few who in rural and suburban areas than in cities,
had technical education were incorporated the data are presented for each of the 23
in this group). Mothers with primary edu- areas of the 14 projects (Table 167).
cation were divided into two groups: those The wide variation in mother's education
with at least three years of schooling and is illustrated first for cities (Figure 140).
those with one or two years. The final group The Sherbrooke project had the highest pro-
TABLE 167. Educational Level of Mothers, of Deceased Children Under 5 Years of Age in 23 Areas
of 14 Projects.
Secondary or Primary, Primary,
university three years one and None
Total education and over two years
mothers
No. % No. % No. % No. %
Total .................................... 27,036 3,038 10.9 12,636 45.2 4,662 16.7 7,600 27.2
ARGENTINA
Chaco Province
Reaistencia ........................... 829 43 5.2 381 46.0 186 22.4 210 26.4
Rural departments .................... 816 16 2.0 189 23.2 230 28.2 381 46.7
San Juan Province
San Juan (city) ....................... 286 88 30.8 152 53.1 28 9.8 18 6.3
Suburban departments ................ 720 78 10.8 429 59.6 141 19.6 72 10.0
Rural departments .................... 990 33 3.3 537 54.2 264 26.7 156 15.8
BOLIVIA
La Paz .............................. 2,632 441 10.8 990 37.6 357 13.6 844 32.1
Viacha ............................... 134 7 5.2 41 30.6 26 19.4 60 44.8
BRAZIL
Recife ................................. 3,116 164 5.3 829 26.6 505 16.2 1,618 51.9
Ribeirnlo Preto
Ribeirito Preto (city) .................. 417 50 12.0 184 44.1 87 20.9 96 23.0
Franca .............................. 364 31 8.5 150 41.2 88 24.2 95 26.1
Communities ......................... 209 9 4.3 81 38.8 44 21.1 75 35.9
SSo Paulo .............................. 3,705 299 8.1 1,522 41.1 764 20.6 1,120 30.2
CANADA
Sherbrooke............................. 329 200 60.8 118 35.9 4 1.2 7 2.1
CHILE
Santiago ............................. 1,701 476 28.0 929 54.6 131 7.7 165 9.7
Comuna8 ............................. 195 20 10.3 101 51.8 33 16.9 41 21.0
COLOMBIA
Call ................................... 1.154 143 12.4 575 49.8 259 22.4 177 15.3
Cartagena .............................. 862 70 8.1 441 51.2 178 20.6 173 20.1
Medellin ............................... 988 132 13.4 492 49.8 218 22.1 146 14.8
EL SALVADOR
San Salvador ......................... 2,650 243 9.2 1,259 47.5 348 13.1 800 30.2
Rural municipioa...................... 1,036 15 1.4 247 23.8 152 14.7 622 60.0
JAMAICA
Metropolitan Kingston ................ 1,565 176 11.2 1,287 82.2 55 3.5 47 3.0
St. Andrew rural ...................... 147 11 7.5 103 70.1 15 10.2 18 12.2
MEXICO
Monterrey ............................. 3,091 293 0.5 1,599 51.7 549 17.8 650 21.0
* In families in which home interviews were conducted and information was provided.