A spatial analysis of the demographic, social, and economic characteristics of child beggars in the city of Samawa for the year 2021

Abstract

The aim of the research is to study the demographic, social, and economic characteristics of children beggars in the city of Samawa for the year (2021), as well as to develop many proposals to reduce child beggary in the city of Samawa. Accompanied by the geographical analysis of the demographic, social, and economic characteristics of children beggars in the study area, a random sample of (81) respondents was selected for the purpose of giving accurate and clear data about their demographic, social, and economic characteristics.

The research revealed that most of the child beggars are located in the central area sector, at a rate of (33.3%) due to the activity of the population movement for the purpose of shopping and the high income for shop owners in this vital area, which contributed to the descent of children beggars there, while the small greenhouse sector came with the lowest percentage and amounted to (11.1%), and the number of male child beggars outnumbered females by (75.3%) compared to (24.7%) for females. Many of them are religion, custom, and prevailing customs, and it became clear from the research that most of the children beggars are without an academic qualification, at a rate of (45.7%), and that the cause of poverty is the most influential in the presence of the phenomenon of child beggary in the city of Samawa, at a rate of (34.6%) among the economic reasons. This is due to the difficult financial conditions of some families in light of the harshness of life and the difficulty of living, and the corresponding rise in the prices of some commodities and foodstuffs, which represent the minimum for a decent living.