Table 1.
Characteristics of selected participants in India and Nepal, 2016 (number, %)
| Characteristics | India | Nepal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | Male | Female | Male | |
| Sample size | 682,624 (88.6) | 99,217 (11.4) | 8435 (58.2) | 6059 (41.8) |
| Age group | ||||
| 15–24 | 238,367 (34.9) | 33,882 (34.1) | 2436 (28.9) | 1584 (16.1) |
| 25–34 | 206,687 (30.3) | 29,355 (29.6) | 1932 (22.9) | 1089 (18.0) |
| 35–44 | 165,034 (24.2) | 24,894 (25.1) | 1475 (17.5) | 1005 (16.6) |
| 45–49 | 72,536 (10.6) | 11,086 (11.2) | 522 (6.2) | 427 (7.05) |
| Above 49 | NA | NA | 2069 (24.5) | 1953 (32.2) |
| Educational status | ||||
| No formal education | 180,499 (26.5) | 11,098 (11.2) | 4009 (47.6) | 1449 (23.9) |
| Primary education | 91,600 (13.4) | 12,034 (12.2) | 1158 (13.7) | 1231 (20.3) |
| Secondary education | 324,407 (47.6) | 58,228 (58.8) | 2321 (27.5) | 2340 (38.7) |
| Higher education | 84,942 (12.5) | 17,628 (17.8) | 941 (1.2) | 1032 (17.1) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Never married | 153,692 (22.5) | 37,212 (37.5) | 1339 (15.9) | 1369 (22.6) |
| Married | 500,911 (73.4) | 60,785 (61.3) | 6241 (74.0) | 4387 (72.4) |
| Widowed | 20,813 (3.1) | 583 (0.6) | 767 (9.1) | 260 (4.3) |
| Divorced | 2200 (0.3) | 239 (0.2) | 85 (1.0) | 42 (0.7) |
| Not Living together | 4966 (0.7) | 393 (0.4) | NA | NA |
| Tobacco consumption | ||||
| No | 635,761 (93.1) | 54,645 (55.1) | 8148 (96.6) | 4896 (80.8) |
| Yes | 46,862 (6.9) | 44,574 (44.9) | 287 (3.4) | 1163 (19.2) |
| Alcohol consumption | ||||
| No | 73,279 (98.0) | 70,020 (70.6) | 8383 (99.4) | 5903 (97.4) |
| Yes | 1515 (2.0) | 29,197 (29.4) | 52 (0.6) | 155 (2.6) |
| Body mass index | ||||
| Underweight | 152,918 (22.4) | 19,992 (20.2) | 1577 (18.8) | 1079 (17.9) |
| Normal | 389,263 (57.1) | 60,231 (60.8) | 4987 (59.3) | 3939 (65.5) |
| Overweight | 104,808 (15.4) | 15,717 (15.9) | 1420 (16.9) | 869 (14.4) |
| Obese | 34,915 (5.1) | 3108 (3.1) | 415 (4.9) | 130 (2.2) |
| Wealth quintile | ||||
| Q1 (Poorest) | 122,110 (17.9) | 14,809 (14.9) | 1535 (18.2) | 1028 (17.0) |
| Q2 | 134,859 (19.8) | 18,896 (19.1) | 1758 (20.8) | 1208 (20.0) |
| Q3 | 141,047 (20.7) | 21,209 (21.4) | 1831 (21.7) | 1291 (21.3) |
| Q4 | 143,992 (21.1) | 21,870 (22.0) | 1608 (19.1) | 1213 (20.0) |
| Q5 (Richest) | 140,614 (20.6) | 22,431 (22.6) | 1704 (20.2) | 1316 (21.7) |
| Availability of iodine | ||||
| Iodine present | 636,778 (93.4) | 93,097 (93.9) | 7970 (94.6) | 5737 (94.8) |
| No iodine | 43,783 (6.4) | 5703 (5.8) | 409 (4.9) | 272 (4.5) |
| No salt in house | 1392 (0.2) | 318 (0.3) | 49 (0.6) | 43 (0.7) |
| Place of residence | ||||
| Urban | 232,326 (34.0) | 37,053 (37.4) | 5153 (61.1) | 3740 (61.7) |
| Rural | 450,297 (66.0) | 62,163 (62.7) | 3281 (38.9) | 2318 (38.3) |