Table 1 Table showing demographic and cultural characteristics of study participants from three districts in Kathmandu Valley
Characteristics (N = 1342) | Frequency (percentage) [n (%)]a |
|---|---|
Age in years | |
15 to < 25 | 792 (59.0) |
25 to < 35 | 304 (22.7) |
35 to < 45 | 172 (12.8) |
45 and above | 74 (5.5) |
Religion | |
Hinduism | 1134 (84.5) |
Buddhism | 145 (10.8) |
Other | 63 (4.7) |
Ethnicity | |
Brahmin | 269 (20.1) |
Chettri | 290 (21.6) |
Janajati | 678 (50.5) |
Other | 105 (7.8) |
Marital Status | |
Ever Married | 554 (41.3) |
Never Married | 788 (58.7) |
Highest Education | |
< High School | 484 (36.1) |
HS/ trade/ vocational degree | 465 (34.7) |
Bachelors | 317 (23.6) |
Masters | 76 (5.6) |
Ever studied outside Nepal | |
Yes | 64 (4.8) |
No | 1278 (95.2) |
Profession/ employment | |
Home-maker | 332 (24.7) |
Business | 361 (26.9) |
Govt./ NGO/ private job | 649 (48.4) |
Lived in Kathmandu Valley for | |
Less than a year | 109 (8.1) |
1–5 years | 213 (15.9) |
6–10 years | 172 (12.8) |
> 10 years | 296 (22.1) |
Whole life | 552 (41.1) |
Housing status | |
Renter | 585 (43.6) |
Owner | 757 (56.4) |
Family type | |
Nuclear | 912 (68.0) |
Joint | 430 (32.0) |
Number of members in the household | |
1–3 | 363 (27.0) |
4–6 | 763 (56.9) |
7–9 | 165 (12.3) |
≥10 | 51 (3.8) |
Number of bedrooms | |
1 | 163 (12.1) |
2 | 359 (26.8) |
3 | 309 (23.0) |
4 or more | 511 (38.2) |