Table 1.
Background characteristics of respondents
| Percent | Number | |
|---|---|---|
| Age group | ||
| Less than 25 years | 40.1 | 1662 |
| 25–29 years | 31.6 | 1310 |
| 30 years or above | 28.4 | 1176 |
| Total children | ||
| One | 31.4 | 1302 |
| Two | 28.0 | 1161 |
| Three | 17.7 | 733 |
| Four or more | 22.9 | 952 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Brahmin/Chhetri | 30.9 | 1282 |
| Janajati | 36.7 | 1523 |
| Dalit | 16.5 | 683 |
| Other | 15.9 | 660 |
| Education | ||
| No education | 43.9 | 1822 |
| Primary | 20.1 | 835 |
| Secondary or above | 36.0 | 1491 |
| Religion | ||
| Hindu | 83.0 | 3444 |
| Non-Hindu | 17.0 | 704 |
| Place of residence | ||
| Urban | 10.1 | 418 |
| Rural | 89.9 | 3730 |
| Wealth index | ||
| Poor | 45.3 | 1878 |
| Middle | 21.0 | 873 |
| Rich | 33.7 | 1397 |
| Involvement in community group | ||
| Not involved in any community group | 60.9 | 2526 |
| Involvement in community group | 39.1 | 1622 |
| Women’s autonomy | ||
| Not involved in all three household decisions | 62.1 | 2575 |
| Has any say in all three household decisions | 37.9 | 1573 |
| Total | 100.0 | 4148 |