Characteristics | Male | Female | Total | p Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sex (n, %) | 446 (41.6) | 627 (58.4) | 1073 | |
Age (mean, SD) | 40.7 (16.4) | 40 (16.3) | 40.3 (16.3) | 0.463* |
Age category (n, %) years | 0.919† | |||
<25 | 107 (23.9) | 158 (25.2) | 265 (24.7) | |
25–34 | 83 (18.6) | 121 (19.3) | 204 (19.0) | |
35–44 | 82 (18.3) | 127 (20.2) | 209 (19.4) | |
45–54 | 87 (19.5) | 105 (16.7) | 192 (17.8) | |
55–64 | 48 (10.7) | 62 (9.8) | 110 (10.2) | |
>65 | 39 (8.7) | 54 (8.6) | 93 (8.6) | |
Marital status (n, %) | ||||
Unmarried | 107 (24.0) | 182 (29.0) | 289 (26.9) | |
Currently married | 339 (76.0) | 445 (71.0) | 784 (73) | |
Occupation (n, %) | <0.001† | |||
Unemployed | 174 (39.0) | 470 (74.9) | 644 (51.7) | |
Employed | 272 (60.9) | 157 (25.0) | 429 (18.2) | |
Ethnicity (n, %) | 0.513† | |||
Brahmin/Chhetri | 135 (30.3) | 163 (26) | 298 (27.7) | |
Newar | 214 (47.9) | 313 (49.9) | 527 (49.1) | |
Others | 97 (21.7) | 151 (24.1) | 248 (23) | |
Monthly income (median, IQR in US$)‡ | 116.5 (106.7) | 0 (48.5) | 33.9 (116.5) | |
Individual income quartiles (monthly)‡ (n, %) | <0.001† | |||
Q1 (lowest) | 181 (40.5) | 445 (70.9) | 626 (58.3) | |
Q2 | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | |
Q3 | 78 (17.4) | 112 (17.8) | 190 (17.7) | |
Q4 | 187 (41.9) | 70 (11.1) | 257 (23.9) | |
Education (n, %) | <0.001† | |||
No formal education | 77 (17.3) | 263 (41.9) | 340 (31.6) | |
Less than high school | 240 (53.8) | 238 (37.9) | 478 (44.5) | |
High school or more | 129 (28.9) | 126 (20.1) | 255 (23.7) |
*Unpaired t-test.
†χ2 test.
‡Income was considered as self-reported cash income.