Table 1. Characteristics of the study households, Nepal, 2011–2012.
Household characteristic | Valuea |
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Mean no. of household members (95% CI) | 4.4 (4.3 to 4.5) |
Proportion of household members (95% CI) (n = 9177) | |
Aged < 5 years | 0.09 (0.07 to 0.10) |
Aged > 65 years | 0.05 (0.04 to 0.06) |
Mean age of household head, years (95% CI) (n = 1997) | 46.1 (44.7 to 47.5) |
No. (%) of household heads (n = 1997) | |
Male | 1653 (84.2) |
Female | 344 (15.9) |
With no education | 532 (24.0) |
Educated only to primary level | 259 (13.4) |
Educated only to secondary level | 575 (31.6) |
With higher education | 631 (31.0) |
Owning home | 1148 (46.0) |
Renting | 794 (50.0) |
In home provided free of charge | 14 (0.6) |
Squatting/occupying land illegally | 40 (3.4) |
Living in other types of dwelling | 1 (0.1) |
CI: confidence interval.
a Adjusted for sample weights.