Why Do Children Quit School in Tanzania?: Impact of Parental Preference on Schooling

This paper uses a Probit model to identify if parental preference in expenditure plays significant role children schooling. The study reveals that of education significantly influences child schooling, regardless wealth or community characteristics. While the for alcohol and tobacco, health, food have negative influence on However, when we control poverty characteristics, they show no influence. signifies increasing alcohol, schooling will only affect poor families.