social  class                                                                        Education of mother literate Illiterate Total No. % No. % No. % II* 82 23.8 16 6.2 98 16.3 III 127 36.8 92 36.1 219 36.5 IV 102 29.6 95 37.3 197 32.8 V 34 9.8 52 20.4 86 14.3 n 345 100.0 255 100.0 600 100.0 % (57.5) (42.5)   * includes 2 mothers of social class I

Table 2: Distribution of mothers according to their social class and education.