Table 1.

Descriptive statistics for variables used in analyses (N = 1,654)

Variable			Mean	SD	Min	Max
Dependent variable
	Receives care		0.06		0	1
Nonfamily experiences
	Years of education		2.65	4.35	0	15
	Ever lived separately from family		0.25		0	1
	Ever traveled to Kathmandu		0.39		0	1
	Non-family experience index		0.95	0.93	0	3
Health
	Health status (1 = excellent, 4 = poor)		2.87	0.85	1	4
Caregiver availability
	Number of sons		2.51	1.74	0	9
	Number of daughters		0.12	0.76	0	11
Wealth
	Number of stories in house		1.46	0.57	1	5
	Owns land		0.90		0	1
	Number of livestock		4.15	3.44	0	26
	Number of durables		2.85	1.57	0	8
	Has electricity		0.96		0	1
	Annual household income (Nepalese rupees)
		0 – 10,000	0.14		0	1
		10,001 – 25,000	0.15		0	1
		25,001 – 50,000	0.29		0	1
		50,000 and above	0.43		0	1
Controls
	Age cohort
		45 – 54 years	0.50		0	1
		55 – 64 years	0.35		0	1
		65 – 74 years	0.14		0	1
		75 and over	0.02		0	1
	Female		0.49		0	1
	Ethnic group
		Upper Caste Hindu	0.47		0	1
		Hill Tibeto Burmese	0.17		0	1
		Lower caste Hindu	0.11		0	1
		Newar	0.07		0	1
		Terai Tibeto Burmese	0.19		0	1