Table 1 Socio-demographic information (N = 2466)
Characteristic | Frequencies (Percentage) | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|
**Age | 32.4 ± (8.9) | - |
25Â years and above | 2007 (81.38) | 79.80 - 82.90 |
24Â years and young | 459 (18.62) | 17.09 - 20.21 |
Income level Monthly (NPR)* | Â | Â |
5001.00 NPR or above | 1188 (48.17) | 46.18 – 50.16 |
5000.00 NPR or below | 1278 (51.83) | 49.83 – 53.81 |
Education level | Â | Â |
Secondary or Higher Level | 1782 (72.26) | 70.45 – 74.02 |
Uneducated or Primary Level | 684 (27.74) | 25.97 – 29.55 |
Occupation | Â | Â |
Formal employment | 1206 (48.91) | 46.91 – 50.90 |
Informal or no employment | 1260 (51.09) | 49.09 – 53.09 |
Religion | Â | Â |
Hindu | 2178 (88.32) | 86.99. – 89.56 |
Non-Hindu | 288 (11.68) | 10.44 – 13.01 |
Ethnicity | Â | Â |
Non-Indigenous | 2034 (82.48) | 80.92 – 83.96 |
Indigenous | 432 (17.52) | 16.04 – 19.08 |
**No. of Children (N = 2178) | 2.17 ± (1.09) | - |
≤ 2 Children | 1476 (67.77) | 66.76 – 69.73 |
≥ 3 Children | 702 (32.23) | 30.27 – 34.24 |
Desire more children | 441 (16.67) | 15.21 – 18.20 |