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Table CD.4R shows that 4 percent of children in Romasettlements aged 0–59 months were left in the care ofother children younger than 10 years, and less than1 percent were left alone during the week precedingthe interview. Combining these two care indicators, itis calculated that 5 percent of children were left withinadequate care during the week preceding the survey,either by being left alone or in the care of another child.There are small differences by background characteristicsrelated to leaving the child alone, in the care of anotherchild or with inadequate care in the past week.Table CD.4R: Inadequate care, Roma Settlements, 2010Percentage of children under age 5 left alone or left in the care of another childyounger than 10 years of age for more than one hour at least once during the past weekLeft alone in the past weekPercentage of children under age 5Left in the care of anotherchild younger than 10 yearsof age in the past weekLeft with inadequate carein the past week 1Number of childrenunder age 5SexMale 1.0 3.3 3.9 823Female 1.9 5.0 5.5 781AreaUrban 1.7 4.5 5.2 1084Rural .9 3.2 3.7 520Age0–23 months .2 1.5 1.5 59224–59 months 2.2 5.6 6.5 1012Mother’s educationNone 1.2 4.3 5.3 319Primary 1.7 4.6 5.0 1111Secondary .6 .8 1.4 166Wealth index quintilesPoorest 1.8 6.8 8.3 396Second .5 3.6 3.6 380Middle 1.1 1.6 2.4 288Fourth .4 2.2 2.2 276Richest 3.8 5.5 5.9 264Total 1.4 4.1 4.7 16041MICS indicator 6.5148MULTIPLE INDICATOR CLUSTER SURVEY 2010