TABLE 1.
Variables | Categories | Frequency | % |
---|---|---|---|
Age in years | <24 | 88 | 27.5 |
24–34 | 208 | 65.0 | |
≥35 | 24 | 7.5 | |
Marital status | Married | 306 | 95.6 |
Single/divorced/widowed | 14 | 4.3 | |
Educational status | Illiterate | 22 | 6.9 |
Reading and writing | 11 | 3.4 | |
Primary | 121 | 37.8 | |
Secondary | 104 | 32.5 | |
Collage and above | 62 | 19.4 | |
Occupation | Housewife | 202 | 63.1 |
Private employment | 46 | 14.4 | |
Government employment | 34 | 10.6 | |
Merchant | 24 | 7.5 | |
Student | 5 | 1.6 | |
Daily laborer | 7 | 2.2 | |
Other | 2 | 0.6 | |
Partner level of education | Illiterate | 7 | 2.2 |
Reading and writing | 9 | 2.8 | |
Primary | 86 | 26.9 | |
Secondary | 143 | 44.7 | |
Collage and above | 75 | 23.4 | |
Partner occupation | Private employment | 99 | 30.9 |
Government employment | 47 | 14.7 | |
Merchant | 92 | 28.8 | |
Student | 3 | 0.9 | |
Daly laborer | 60 | 18.8 | |
Other | 19 | 5.9 | |
Monthly income | <2,000 | 49 | 15.3 |
2,000–3,500 | 70 | 21.9 | |
>3,500 | 201 | 62.8 | |
Family size | <4 | 287 | 89.7 |
≥4 | 33 | 10.3 | |
Husband support | No | 18 | 5.6 |
Yes | 302 | 94.4 |