Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the respondents
Characteristic | Number (percentage) n = 393 |
|---|---|
Gender | Â |
  Male | 191 (48.6) |
  Female | 190 (48.3) |
  Not mentioned | 12 (3.1) |
Age | Â |
  Below 20 | 6 (1.5) |
  21-30 | 190 (48.3) |
  31-40 | 104 (26.5) |
  41-50 | 74 (18.8) |
  51-60 | 7 (1.8) |
  Above 60 | 3 (0.8) |
  Not mentioned | 9 (2.3) |
Teachers | Â |
  Primary | 215 (54.7) |
  Secondary | 159 (40.5) |
  Not mentioned | 19 (4.8) |
Ethnic/caste Group | Â |
  Brahmin | 56 (14.2) |
  Chettri | 106 (27.0) |
  Newar | 145 (36.9) |
  Janajati | 40 (10.2) |
  Not mentioned | 46 (11.7) |
Subjects | Â |
  Nepali | 49 (12.5) |
  Science | 45 (11.5) |
  Maths | 105 (26.7) |
  English | 80 (20.4) |
  Others | 100 (25.4) |
  Not mentioned | 14 (3.5) |
Qualification | Â |
  Intermediate | 20 (5.1) |
  Bachelors | 225 (57.3) |
  Masters | 126 (32.1) |
  Not mentioned | 22 (5.6) |
Type of school | Â |
Private | 258 (65.6) |
Government | 135 (34.4) |