From: Women's autonomy in household decision-making: a demographic study in Nepal
Socio-demographic characteristics | Outcome-1 (own health care) | Outcome -2 (major household purchases) | Outcome -3 (daily household purchases) | Outcome -4 (visits to family and friends) | |||||
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 |  | OR | 95%CI | OR | 95%CI | OR | 95%CI | OR | 95%CI |
Age | 15-19 | 1.0 | Â | 1.0 | Â | 1.0 | Â | 1.0 | Â |
 | 20-24 | 2.19*** | (1.74, 2.76) | 2.06*** | (1.62, 2.61) | 1.92*** | (1.52, 2.42) | 1.95*** | (1.56, 2.44) |
 | 25-29 | 3.23*** | (2.54, 4.10) | 3.37*** | (2.63, 4.32) | 3.57*** | (2.81, 4.55) | 3.09*** | (2.44, 3.90) |
 | 30-34 | 3.66*** | (2.84, 4.72) | 5.32*** | (4.09, 6.93) | 5.18*** | (4.00, 6.72) | 4.47*** | (3.47, 5.75) |
 | 35-39 | 4.48*** | (3.44, 5.83) | 6.80*** | (5.16, 8.96) | 6.93*** | (5.27, 9.11) | 6.03*** | (4.62, 7.87) |
 | 40-44 | 5.22*** | (3.98, 6.83) | 9.42*** | (7.08, 12.53) | 8.11*** | (6.12, 10.76) | 8.67*** | (6.57, 11.43) |
 | 45-49 | 5.82*** | (4.38, 7.73) | 9.42*** | (6.97, 12.71) | 7.72*** | (5.73, 10.40) | 9.98*** | (7.42, 13.43) |
Employment | Not employed | 1.0 | Â | 1.0 | Â | 1.0 | Â | 1.0 | Â |
 | Employed for cash | 1.41*** | (1.22, 1.63) | 1.72*** | (1.47, 2.01) | 1.97*** | (1.67, 2.32) | 1.86*** | (1.59, 2.18) |
 | Employed not for cash | 0.73*** | (0.63, 0.85) | 0.53*** | (0.45, 0.62) | 0.61*** | (0.52, 0.72) | 0.57*** | (0.48, 0.66) |
Number of living children | 0 | 1.0 | Â | 1.0 | Â | 1.0 | Â | 1.0 | Â |
 | 1-2 | 1.81*** | (1.48, 2.21) | 1.93*** | (1.56, 2.37) | 2.12*** | (1.73, 2.61) | 1.78*** | (1.46, 2.17) |
 | 3-4 | 1.97*** | (1.58, 2.45) | 2.26*** | (1.79, 2.84) | 2.72*** | (2.16, 3.42) | 2.06*** | (1.65, 2.57) |
 | 5+ | 1.81*** | (1.42, 2.33) | 1.65*** | (1.27, 2.14) | 2.41*** | (1.86, 3.14) | 1.62*** | (1.25, 2.10) |
Residence | Rural | 0.80** | (0.69, 0.94) | 0.87 | (0.73, 1.02) | 0.69*** | (0.58, 0.83) | 0.77** | (0.65, 0.91) |
Ecological zone | Mountain | 1.0 | Â | 1.0 | Â | 1.0 | Â | 1.0 | Â |
 | Hill | 1.10 | (0.90, 1.33) | 1.37** | (1.12, 1.68) | 1.48*** | (1.21, 1.82) | 1.54*** | (1.26, 1.88) |
 | Terai | 0.91 | (0.75, 1.10) | 0.89 | (0.73, 1.09) | 0.91 | (0.74, 1.11) | 0.86 | (0.70, 1.05) |
Development region | Eastern | 1.0 | Â | 1.0 | Â | 1.0 | Â | 1.0 | Â |
 | Central | 0.95 | (0.83, 1.08) | 0.85* | (0.74, 0.98) | 0.82** | (0.71, 0.94) | 0.79** | (0.69, 0.91) |
 | Western | 1.39*** | (1.20, 1.61) | 0.92 | (0.78, 1.07) | 0.78** | (0.66, 0.92) | 0.97 | (0.83, 1.14) |
 | Mid-western | 1.07 | (0.90, 1.26) | 0.95 | (0.79, 1.13) | 0.86 | (0.72, 1.03) | 1.26* | (1.05, 1.52) |
 | Far-western | 0.96 | (0.82, 1.13) | 1.11 | (0.93, 1.31) | 0.56*** | (0.47, 0.67) | 0.85 | (0.72, 1.01) |
Education | No Education | 1.0 | Â | 1.0 | Â | 1.0 | Â | 1.0 | Â |
 | Primary | 1.25** | (1.09, 1.43) | 1.21** | (1.05, 1.40) | 1.24** | (1.07, 1.44) | 1.15* | (1.00, 1.33) |
 | Some secondary | 1.52*** | (1.32, 1.76) | 1.14 | (0.98, 1.33) | 1.26** | (1.08, 1.47) | 1.35*** | (1.16, 1.57) |
 | Higher (SLC and above) | 1.85*** | (1.36, 2.52) | 1.28 | (0.92, 1.78) | 1.11 | (0.79, 1.57) | 1.32 | (0.94, 1.84) |
Wealth quintile | Poorest | 1.0 | Â | 1.0 | Â | 1.0 | Â | 1.0 | Â |
 | Poorer | 1.14 | (0.98, 1.32) | 1.02 | (0.87, 1.20) | 1.02 | (0.86, 1.20) | 0.99 | (0.84, 1.16) |
 | Middle | 0.83* | (0.71, 0.97) | 0.72*** | (0.61, 0.85) | 0.68*** | (0.58, 0.81) | 0.72*** | (0.61, 0.85) |
 | Richer | 0.77** | (0.65, 0.91) | 0.76** | (0.64, 0.90) | 0.75** | (0.63, 0.89) | 0.72*** | (0.61, 0.86) |
 | Richest | 0.75** | (0.62, 0.91) | 1.02 | (0.83, 1.24) | 1.05 | (0.85, 1.29) | 0.85 | (0.69, 1.04) |