Table 1.
Sample distribution according to socio-demographic factors of the male sub sample in NDHS 2011
| Characteristic | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| Men’s age (mean = 29.0 and SD = 10.2) | - |
| Women’s age (mean = 27.1 and SD = 6.1) | - |
| Women’s educational level | |
| No education | 2052 (49.8) |
| Primary | 850 (20.6) |
| Secondary | 1045 (25.4) |
| Higher | 174 (4.2) |
| Men’s educational level | |
| No education | 498 (12.1) |
| Primary | 815 (19.8) |
| Secondary | 2139 (51.9) |
| Higher | 669 (16.2) |
| Men’s occupation | |
| Unemployed | 540 (13.1) |
| Professional/service/business | 511 (12.4) |
| Agriculturist | 1303 (31.6) |
| Manual workers | 1767 (42.9) |
| Household’s wealth index | |
| Poorest | 711 (17.3) |
| Poorer | 688 (16.7) |
| Middle | 729 (17.6) |
| Richer | 861 (20.9) |
| Richest | 1134 (27.5) |
| Urban/rural area | |
| Rural | 3559 (86.4) |
| Urban | 562 (13.6) |
| Development region | |
| Eastern | 978 (23.7) |
| Central | 1002 (24.3) |
| Western | 706 (17.1) |
| Mid-western | 781 (19.0) |
| Far-western | 654 (15.9) |
| Ecological region | |
| Mountain | 618 (15.0) |
| Hill | 1582 (38.4) |
| Terai (plains) | 1921 (46.6) |