Table 1.
Study Population Demographics and General Reporting Characteristics.
| Variables | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| 20–29 30–39 40–49 ≥50 |
24 29 14 4 |
33.8 40.8 19.7 5.6 |
| Gender | ||
| Male Female |
57 14 |
80.3 19.7 |
| Highest Level of Education | ||
| Secondary education Some college College degree Declined to answer |
21 5 43 2 |
29.6 7.0 60.6 2.8 |
| Religion | ||
| Hindu Buddhist Christian Other |
64 4 1 2 |
90.2 5.6 1.4 2.8 |
| Monthly Income (in Nepali Rupees (NPR)) | ||
| <10,000 10,000–15,000 16,000–25,000 26,000–40,000 >40,000 |
13 27 20 9 2 |
18.3 38.0 28.2 12.7 2.8 |
| Type of Journalist | ||
| Directly-employed Freelance |
42 29 |
59.2 40.8 |
| Primary Role as a Journalist | ||
| Print journalist Broadcast journalist Web journalist Combination of roles Declined to answer |
22 10 2 35 2 |
31.0 14.1 2.8 49.3 2.8 |
| Primary Reporting Language | ||
| Nepali only Nepali and English English only |
66 4 1 |
93.0 5.6 1.4 |
| Number of Media Sources Worked For | ||
| 1–3 4–6 7–10 >10 Declined to answer |
24 26 6 6 9 |
33.8 36.5 8.5 8.5 12.7 |
| Years of Journalism Experience | ||
| ≤5 6–10 11–15 16–20 >20 |
15 19 21 11 5 |
21.1 26.8 29.6 15.5 7.0 |
| Years with Current Employer | ||
| ≤3 4–6 7–10 >10 |
21 15 18 17 |
29.6 21.1 25.4 23.9 |