Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study population
Variables | Number of women | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Age groups (years) | ||
< 20 | 553 | 22.3 |
20-35 | 1850 | 74.6 |
>35 | 78 | 3.1 |
Ethnicity | ||
Brahmin/Chhetri | 1515 | 61.1 |
Dalit | 490 | 19.7 |
Janajati | 323 | 13.0 |
Religious minorities | 153 | 6.2 |
Education | ||
Illiterate | 591 | 23.8 |
Informal | 915 | 36.9 |
Primary | 315 | 12.7 |
Secondary | 464 | 18.7 |
Intermediate and above | 196 | 7.9 |
Occupation | ||
Agriculture | 1901 | 75.3 |
Service | 57 | 3.6 |
Business | 42 | 1.7 |
Wage laborer | 36 | 1.5 |
Housewife | 398 | 16.0 |
Other | 47 | 1.9 |
Wealth quintile | ||
Lowest | 503 | 20.3 |
Second | 555 | 22.4 |
Middle | 432 | 17.4 |
Fourth | 499 | 20.1 |
Highest | 492 | 19.8 |