Table 1.
Demographic and economic characteristics of respondents (n = 371).
| Characteristics | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age mean age ± SD (years) | 17.39 (SD ± 0.92) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 189 (50.9) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Brahmin/Chhetri | 219 (59) |
| Religion | |
| Hindu | 331 (89.2) |
| Place of residence of the respondent | |
| Urban | 292 (79.3) |
| Type of family (n = 370) | |
| Nuclear | 252 (68.1) |
| Family size | |
| ≤5 | 235 (63.5) |
| Parent living status | |
| Living together | 342 (92.2) |
| Monthly income of family (in NRs) | |
| ≤20,000 | 141 (38) |
| >20,000—≤25,000 | 76 (20.5) |
| >25,000—≤30,000 | 81 (21.8) |
| >30,000 | 73 (19.7) |