Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristic of Nepalese couples.

	Wives (N = 717)		Husbands (N = 717)
	N	%	N	%
Current age
≦30	189	26.4	–	–
31–35	159	22.2	–	–
36–40	153	21.3	–	–
≧41	216	30.1	–	–
Mean (SD)	35.6 (7.1)		–	–
Current age
≦33	–	–	198	27.6
34–39	–	–	187	26.1
40–45	–	–	196	27.3
≧46	–	–	136	19
Mean (SD)	–	–	38.8 (7.6)
Education
None	231	32.2	37	5.2
Primary	153	21.3	109	15.2
Secondary	206	28.7	364	50.8
Higher	127	17.7	207	28.9
Caste
Newar	634	88.4	644	89.8
Others	83	11.6	73	10.2
Work
Do not work	339	47.3	8	1.1
Do work	378	52.7	709	98.9
Mother beaten by father
No	624	87.0	542	75.6
Yes	66	9.2	76	10.6
Don’t know/others	27	3.8	99	13.8
Regularly beaten as a child
No	651	90.8	594	82.9
Yes	39	5.4	92	12.8
Don’t know/others	27	3.8	31	4.3
Household income
4,000–30,000 Rupees	598	83.4	–	–
<4,000 Rupees	23	3.2	–	–
>30,000 Rupees	54	7.5	–	–
Don’t know/no answer	42	5.9	–	–
Region
Kirtipur	366	51.1	–	–
Bhaktapur	351	49.0	–	–
Number of children
0–1	199	27.8	–	–
2	322	44.9	–	–
More than 3	196	27.3	–	–