ABSTRACT

This study explored the characteristics and prevalence of female breadwinning among primary school teachers. A cross-sectional survey design was used to obtain data from 2428 out of 22,666 female primary school teachers in Enugu State, Nigeria. A questionnaire previously used in Nigeria to study female breadwinners was adapted and used for data collection. The female breadwinning measure aspect of the questionnaire had Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0.927. Data were input into IBM-SPSS version 23 and analyzed using descriptive statistics and Chi-square test of relationships. Significant relationships were established at p values ≤ 0.05. The study revealed 73.6% prevalence of female breadwinning out of which 37.1% were co-breadwinners, 36.5% were primary/sole breadwinners. Female breadwinners among primary school teachers were characterized by older age, being a single mother, higher educational qualification, and salary, teaching in urban public schools, larger family size as well as having dependent children, elderly and chronically ill persons. Policy implications and research directions were discussed.

摘要

本研究探讨了小学教师中女性养家糊口的特点和流行情况。采用横断面调查设计从尼日利亚埃努古州 22,666 名女小学教师中的 2428 名中获取数据。以前在尼日利亚用于研究女性养家糊口者的问卷被改编并用于数据收集。问卷的女性养家糊口测量方面的 Cronbach α 系数为 0.927。将数据输入 IBM-SPSS 23 版，并使用描述性统计和卡方关系检验进行分析。在p建立了重要的关系值≤0.05。该研究显示，女性养家糊口的流行率为 73.6%，其中 37.1% 是共同养家糊口的人，36.5% 是主要/唯一养家糊口的人。小学教师中女性养家糊口的特点是年龄较大、单身母亲、学历和工资较高、在城市公立学校任教、家庭规模较大以及有抚养子女、老人和慢性病患者。讨论了政策影响和研究方向。