Table 1.
Table showing demographic and cultural characteristics of study participants from three districts in Kathmandu Valley
| Characteristics (N = 1342) | Frequency (percentage) [n (%)]a |
|---|---|
| Age in years | |
| 15 to < 25 | 792 (59.0) |
| 25 to < 35 | 304 (22.7) |
| 35 to < 45 | 172 (12.8) |
| 45 and above | 74 (5.5) |
| Religion | |
| Hinduism | 1134 (84.5) |
| Buddhism | 145 (10.8) |
| Other | 63 (4.7) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Brahmin | 269 (20.1) |
| Chettri | 290 (21.6) |
| Janajati | 678 (50.5) |
| Other | 105 (7.8) |
| Marital Status | |
| Ever Married | 554 (41.3) |
| Never Married | 788 (58.7) |
| Highest Education | |
| < High School | 484 (36.1) |
| HS/ trade/ vocational degree | 465 (34.7) |
| Bachelors | 317 (23.6) |
| Masters | 76 (5.6) |
| Ever studied outside Nepal | |
| Yes | 64 (4.8) |
| No | 1278 (95.2) |
| Profession/ employment | |
| Home-maker | 332 (24.7) |
| Business | 361 (26.9) |
| Govt./ NGO/ private job | 649 (48.4) |
| Lived in Kathmandu Valley for | |
| Less than a year | 109 (8.1) |
| 1–5 years | 213 (15.9) |
| 6–10 years | 172 (12.8) |
| > 10 years | 296 (22.1) |
| Whole life | 552 (41.1) |
| Housing status | |
| Renter | 585 (43.6) |
| Owner | 757 (56.4) |
| Family type | |
| Nuclear | 912 (68.0) |
| Joint | 430 (32.0) |
| Number of members in the household | |
| 1–3 | 363 (27.0) |
| 4–6 | 763 (56.9) |
| 7–9 | 165 (12.3) |
| ≥10 | 51 (3.8) |
| Number of bedrooms | |
| 1 | 163 (12.1) |
| 2 | 359 (26.8) |
| 3 | 309 (23.0) |
| 4 or more | 511 (38.2) |
Notes: a = n (%) frequency (column percentage)