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(b) School absenteelsm was not a very Important factor affecting educational
attalnment In chlldren
(c) Adverse weather condltlon was an Important cause of absenteelsm Work and
Illness were other causes of school absenteelsm
(d) The dropout rate was not slgnlflcantly different between glI-s and boys In glrls,
poverty, and In boys, lack of Interest and poor performance were the ~mportant
causes of dropout
8.2.3 Socioeconomic
(a) There was no strong preference for sons In the study nllage The girl chlld In the
study area appeared to enjoy the same love and affection from her parents as the
boy
(b) There was no gender dlscnmlnatlon In glnng health care to a slck chlld
(c) There was no d~etarj dlscnmlnatlon agalnst a girl
(d) The total work load on a girl was marginally hlgher than her male counterpart ~n all
ages In the older age, she also spent more t~me In studles than a boy,
(e) On account of strong cultural and economlc pressure, she was glven a low pnonty
In the ntal area of educatlon
(I) I lor rilnvotilotlls nrid ncllvlllos woro rosltt~lod WIIIIIII n tIurrow CI~LIU r111~1r I~~O~ILI~LIIO
However, her schooling was not affected appreciably
(g) An unmamed girl was considered a soc~al burden and parents gave pnonty to her
mamage rather than education
(h) The dlrect cost of health was very much less than the cost of educatlon
(i) Slncc the average household consumpt~on cost of a famlly (recurrent expenses)
was more than thelr average income, the villagers were always In a negatlve
economlc balance Therefore, any added expenses ~ncurred by way of glwng
educatlon to thelr chlldren and celebrating Important social events lhke attalnment of
puberty, rnarnage etc were add~tlonal causes of economlc burden on the family