Table 1 Sample distribution according to socio-demographic factors of the male sub sample in NDHS 2011
Characteristic | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Men’s age (mean = 29.0 and SD = 10.2) | - |
Women’s age (mean = 27.1 and SD = 6.1) | - |
Women’s educational level | |
No education | 2052 (49.8) |
Primary | 850 (20.6) |
Secondary | 1045 (25.4) |
Higher | 174 (4.2) |
Men’s educational level | |
No education | 498 (12.1) |
Primary | 815 (19.8) |
Secondary | 2139 (51.9) |
Higher | 669 (16.2) |
Men’s occupation | |
Unemployed | 540 (13.1) |
Professional/service/business | 511 (12.4) |
Agriculturist | 1303 (31.6) |
Manual workers | 1767 (42.9) |
Household’s wealth index | |
Poorest | 711 (17.3) |
Poorer | 688 (16.7) |
Middle | 729 (17.6) |
Richer | 861 (20.9) |
Richest | 1134 (27.5) |
Urban/rural area | |
Rural | 3559 (86.4) |
Urban | 562 (13.6) |
Development region | |
Eastern | 978 (23.7) |
Central | 1002 (24.3) |
Western | 706 (17.1) |
Mid-western | 781 (19.0) |
Far-western | 654 (15.9) |
Ecological region | |
Mountain | 618 (15.0) |
Hill | 1582 (38.4) |
Terai (plains) | 1921 (46.6) |