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Punjab

Category	Punjab (2017-2018)
Category	0-4	5-9	10–14	15-17	Total
Living with neither biological parent (both dead)	0	0.1	0.2	0.5	0.2
Both parents living elsewhere	0.5	1	1.2	2.6	1.1
Both parents living abroad	0	0	0	0	0
Adopted, foster, or step-child	20.4	12.4	8.4	3.2	9.4
Source: MICS

Sindh

Category	Sindh (2018-2019)
Category	0-4	5-9	10–14	15-17	Total
Living with neither biological parent (both dead)	0	0.1	0.3	0.7	0.2
Both parents living elsewhere	0.2	0.4	0.8	2.6	0.7
Both parents living abroad	0	0	0	0	0
Adopted, foster, or step-child	24.1	13.6	4	0.8	5.8
Source: MICS

KP

Category	KP (2019)
Category	0-4	5-9	10–14	15-17	Total
Living with neither biological parent (both dead)	0	0.1	0.3	0.6	0.2
Both parents living elsewhere	0.2	0.3	0.4	3	0.7
Both parents living abroad	0	0	0	0	0
Adopted, foster, or step-child	32.7	11.8	6.2	2	6.9
Source: MICS

Balochistan

Category	Balochistan (2019-2020)
Category	0-4	5-9	10–14	15-17	Total
Living with neither biological parent (both dead)	0.3	0.4	1.3	3.2	0.9
Both parents living elsewhere	0.1	0.1	0.2	1.4	0.3
Both parents living abroad	0	0	0	0	0
Adopted, foster, or step-child	9.3	8.2	2.4	1.7	3.7
Source: MICS

GB

Category	GB (2016-2017)
Category	0-4	5-9	10–14	15-17	Total
Living with neither biological parent (both dead)	0	0	0.4	0.3	0.2
Both parents living abroad	0	0	0	0.2	0
Source: MICS

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