Social, Biology and Economic Life of Children Links on Street-Begging in Bangladesh: A Cross-Cultural Multivariate Analysis

Md Kamruzzaman; Md Abdul Hakim

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Social, Biology and Economic Life of Children Links on Street-Begging in Bangladesh: A Cross-Cultural Multivariate Analysis

Md Kamruzzaman, Md Abdul Hakim

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The study was conducted at four upazilas in Dhaka city of Bangladesh taking 70.73% boys and 29.29% girls using convenience sampling method. About 41.46% respondents were 2501-3000 BDT, 9.75% were 1001-1500 BDT and 3001-3500 BDT earners having 82.92% respondents no link with other occupations. Some 53.66% fathers of the respondents were rickshaw pullers, 17.07% farmers and beggars as well as 46.34% mothers of respondents were housewives, 26.83% beggars and day labors in occupation. About 60.97% respondents came in begging from the slums and 63.41% respondents adopt begging due to their poverty and 34.15% were forced beggars.

Published in	Mathematics Letters (Volume 3, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.ml.20170301.12
Page(s)	12-19
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Poverty, Street-Begging, Socio-Economic Condition, Multivariate Analysis, Bangladesh

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Department of Mathematics, Light House Laboratory School and College, Tangail, Bangladesh

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