Table 1 Percent distribution of young women aged 15–24 by background characteristics, Nepal DHS 2016
Background characteristics | Percent | Number |
|---|---|---|
Age | ||
15–19 | 53.6 | 2598 |
20–24 | 46.4 | 2251 |
Education level | ||
No education | 10.0 | 483 |
Primary | 14.3 | 696 |
Secondary | 40.3 | 1953 |
SLC & above | 35.4 | 1718 |
Working status | ||
Not working | 42.7 | 2070 |
Working | 57.4 | 2779 |
Province | ||
Province 1 | 16.8 | 817 |
Province 2 | 20.5 | 996 |
Bagmati | 19.6 | 952 |
Gandaki | 9.5 | 460 |
Province 5 | 18.4 | 892 |
Karnali | 6.0 | 293 |
Sudurpashchim | 9.1 | 440 |
Ethnicity | ||
Brahman/Chhetri | 29.3 | 1420 |
Terai caste | 15.2 | 737 |
Dalit | 13.2 | 641 |
Janajati | 36.2 | 1755 |
Muslim | 6.1 | 296 |
Wealth quintile | ||
Poorest | 17.5 | 847 |
Poorer | 20.5 | 994 |
Middle | 20.9 | 1015 |
Richer | 22.8 | 1104 |
Richest | 18.3 | 890 |
Number of living children | ||
0 | 66.0 | 3202 |
1–2 | 31.8 | 1543 |
3+ | 2.2 | 104 |
Exposure to media (at least once a week) | ||
Not exposed | 31.9 | 1548 |
Exposed | 68.1 | 3301 |
Total | 100.0 | 4849 |