Table 1 Background characteristics of respondents
From: Effect of Women’s autonomy on maternal health service utilization in Nepal: a cross sectional study
Percent | Number | |
|---|---|---|
Age group | ||
Less than 25 years | 40.1 | 1662 |
25–29 years | 31.6 | 1310 |
30 years or above | 28.4 | 1176 |
Total children | ||
One | 31.4 | 1302 |
Two | 28.0 | 1161 |
Three | 17.7 | 733 |
Four or more | 22.9 | 952 |
Ethnicity | ||
Brahmin/Chhetri | 30.9 | 1282 |
Janajati | 36.7 | 1523 |
Dalit | 16.5 | 683 |
Other | 15.9 | 660 |
Education | ||
No education | 43.9 | 1822 |
Primary | 20.1 | 835 |
Secondary or above | 36.0 | 1491 |
Religion | ||
Hindu | 83.0 | 3444 |
Non-Hindu | 17.0 | 704 |
Place of residence | ||
Urban | 10.1 | 418 |
Rural | 89.9 | 3730 |
Wealth index | ||
Poor | 45.3 | 1878 |
Middle | 21.0 | 873 |
Rich | 33.7 | 1397 |
Involvement in community group | ||
Not involved in any community group | 60.9 | 2526 |
Involvement in community group | 39.1 | 1622 |
Women’s autonomy | ||
Not involved in all three household decisions | 62.1 | 2575 |
Has any say in all three household decisions | 37.9 | 1573 |
Total | 100.0 | 4148 |