Among those interviewed, majority (64.2 percent) stated that the head of their household is their father, while 15.5 percent stated that the head of their household is their mother. In addition, 5.2 percent said that the household head is either of their grandparents, and 9.3 percent said that the household is another person not among the choices (usually the husband or an older sibling). Meanwhile, 4.0 percent of those interviewed said that they were the head of the household. In termsof employmentofthe parents of the interviewedyouth, the greatest numberofrespondents (32.6 percent) belongs to households in which the father is employed while 4.7 percent have only their mothers employed. Almost one-fourth of the respondents (24.2 percent) stated that both of their parents are employed while 10.6 percent have both parents who are unemployed. According to the data obtained, 70.2 percent of the respondents said that, as far as they knew, their household receives less than Php10,000 in income; 16.5 percent, between Php10,000 and Php24,999; 2.7 percent, between Php25,000 and Php39,999; 0.9 percent, between Php40,000 and Php57,999; and 0.4 percent, between Php58,000 and Php79,999. Meanwhile, 5.4 percent expressed that they did not know how much income their household receives per month, while 3.6 percent opted not to answer. In the 2012 Family Income and Expenditure Survey, the average Filipino family had an annual income PhP235,000 or a little less than PhP20,000 a month. Almost sixty percent of the youth interviewed said that their household does not receive any form of financial assistance, while 36.9 percent said that their household receives some form of financial assistance. Some examples of the financial assistance they receive are 4Ps, loans, and allowances. Based on the sample, the number of 4Ps beneficiaries was 520 out of 2,762 households or 18.8 percent of the total. As of 2015, the total number of households officially enrolled in the 4Ps was at 4.4 million or around 21.6 percent of the population.

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Essential to the formation of the youth's character are the parents. Since the family is the youth's first exposure to teachings on values and beliefs, the background and characteristics of the parents play a role in forming these specific attitudes and perceptions. In particular, the age of the parents, their civil status, and their educational attainment may dictate what values and beliefs parents choose to impart to their children. The average age of the mothers of the respondents is 48 years old, with a minimum of 29 years old and a maximum of 79 years old. For the fathers, the average age is 51 years old, with a minimum of 29 years old and a maximum of 88 years old. Among those interviewed, 69.4 percent stated that their parents are married, while 2.5 percent said that their parents were not married, but were living together. Meanwhile, 17.2 percent said that their parent waswidowed, followed by 3.9 percent saying that their parents were separated; and 1.9 percent who said that they had a single parent. With respect to the parents' educational attainment, most of the respondents said that at least one of their parents was able to obtain some form of formal schooling, with 25.3 percent stating that their father was able to complete high school education and 27.2 percent stating that the same was true for their mother.