Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the respondents
| Characteristic |
Number (percentage) n = 393 |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 191 (48.6) |
| Female | 190 (48.3) |
| Not mentioned | 12 (3.1) |
| Age | |
| 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 | |
| Primary | 215 (54.7) |
| Secondary | 159 (40.5) |
| Not mentioned | 19 (4.8) |
| Ethnic/caste Group | |
| Brahmin | 56 (14.2) |
| Chettri | 106 (27.0) |
| Newar | 145 (36.9) |
| Janajati | 40 (10.2) |
| Not mentioned | 46 (11.7) |
| Subjects | |
| 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 | |
| Intermediate | 20 (5.1) |
| Bachelors | 225 (57.3) |
| Masters | 126 (32.1) |
| Not mentioned | 22 (5.6) |
| Type of school | |
| Private | 258 (65.6) |
| Government | 135 (34.4) |