Responses to the question about the number of adults in the household in paid work in the 12- years-old survey are shown in the chart below. There was substantial variation here.
• In two countries – Algeria and Ethiopia – more than 10% of children lived in homes without any adults in paid work.
• In Algeria, Ethiopia, Nepal and Turkey it was most common for one adult to be in paid work.
• In the remaining 11 countries the most common pattern was for two adults to be in paid work (highest in Norway where 73% of children lived in a household(s) with two adults doing paid work)
• The high percentage of households with more than two adults in paid work in South Africa (37%) is notable. See context box on next page for further discussion