Variables | Frequency (%) | Mean | SD | t/F - Ratio | P value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Place of Residence | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Urban | 361 (97.8) | 26.5 | 25.1 | 0.35 | 0.730 |
Rural | 8 (2.2) | 23.4 | 14.4 | Â | Â |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | 230 (62.3) | 25.0 | 23.7 | -1.35 | 0.177 |
Female | 139 (37.7) | 28.6 | 26.8 | Â | Â |
Age in Years | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
18–24 | 46 (12.5) | 27.9 | 27.9 | 0.47 | 0.758 |
25–34 | 60 (16.3) | 23.3 | 25.5 |  |  |
35–44 | 54 (14.6) | 27.4 | 25.8 |  |  |
45–54 | 63 (17.1) | 24.5 | 22.0 |  |  |
55 and above | 146 (39.6) | 27.6 | 24.8 | Â | Â |
Caste & Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Brahmin/Chhetri | 127 (34.4) | 27.7 | 24.7 | 2.39 | 0.050 |
JanaJaati | 133 (36.0) | 28.7 | 25.0 | Â | Â |
Madhesi | 61 (16.5) | 17.9 | 25.2 | Â | Â |
Dalit | 19 (5.1) | 31.5 | 26.9 | Â | Â |
Muslims & others | 29 (7.9) | 26.7 | 23.7 | Â | Â |
Religion | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Hinduism | 288 (78.0) | 26.4 | 25.3 | 0.001 | 0.999 |
Others | 81 (22.0) | 26.4 | 23.7 | Â | Â |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No formal education | 244 (66.1) | 30.1 | 26.0 | 9.75 | 0.000 |
Primary/Basic (1–8) | 80 (21.7) | 21.7 | 22.1 |  |  |
Secondary and higher (Grade 9+) | 45 (12.2) | 14.5 | 17.8 | Â | Â |
Occupation | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Labor | 67 (18.2) | 21.5 | 21.6 | 3.01 | 0.011 |
Service | 15 (4.1) | 26.1 | 20.6 | Â | Â |
Unemployed & housework | 147 (39.8) | 30.5 | 24.5 | Â | Â |
Business & self-employment | 30 (8.1) | 18.3 | 19.2 | Â | Â |
Farming | 49 (13.3) | 20.3 | 20.0 | Â | Â |
Cannot work | 61 (16.5) | 30.7 | 32.9 | Â | Â |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Married | 202 (54.7) | 25.0 | 23.7 | 2.55 | 0.080 |
Never Married | 130 (35.2) | 30.0 | 26.9 | Â | Â |
Single (Widow, Divorced) | 37 (10.0) | 21.1 | 23.1 | Â | Â |
Disability Type | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Physical | 162 (43.9) | 26.5 | 25.2 | 8.08 | 0.000 |
Visual | 42 (11.4) | 27.2 | 24.2 | Â | Â |
Hearing | 87 (23.6) | 16.2 | 19.1 | Â | Â |
Intellectual | 23 (6.2) | 41.5 | 24.2 | Â | Â |
Multiple | 55 (14.9) | 35.3 | 27.1 | Â | Â |
Severity of disability (n = 210) |  |  |  |  |  |
Profound | 66 (31.4) | 33.9 | 30.4 | 2.70 | 0.047 |
Severe | 100 (47.6) | 25.1 | 22.9 | Â | Â |
Moderate | 21 (10.0) | 18.4 | 18.7 | Â | Â |
Mild | 23 (11.0) | 25.9 | 22.9 | Â | Â |
Household Wealth Quintile | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Lowest | 77 (20.9) | 23.3 | 20.5 | 1.56 | 0.185 |
Second | 79 (21.4) | 26.5 | 26.3 | Â | Â |
Middle | 98 (26.6) | 27.3 | 26.8 | Â | Â |
Fourth | 53 (14.4) | 33.0 | 25.3 | Â | Â |
Highest | 62 (16.8) | 23.0 | 24.2 | Â | Â |