Table 1 Demographic characteristics of CAC service users
Variables | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Age (n = 2357) | ||
14-19 years | 94 | 4 |
20-29 years | 1284 | 54.2 |
30-39 years | 876 | 37.2 |
40–49 + years | 106 | 4.4 |
Education (n = 2315) | ||
Illiterate | 358 | 14 |
Literate | 546 | 25.4 |
Basic (ECD- grade8) | 165 | 7 |
788 | 34 | |
Bachelor | 350 | 15 |
Master | 108 | 4.6 |
Occupation (n = 2309) | ||
Housewife | 1637 | 70.8 |
Agriculture | 6 | 0.2 |
Service | 397 | 17 |
Student | 146 | 6.5 |
Own business | 123 | 5.5 |
Ethnicity (n = 2163) | ||
Hill Dalit (1a) | 17 | 0.8 |
Terai Dalit (1b) | 9 | 0.4 |
Disadvantaged Hill Janajati (2a) | 342 | 16 |
Disadvantaged TeraiJanajati (2b) | 129 | 6 |
Disadvantaged non-dalitgroup [3] | 44 | 2.0 |
Religious minority [4] | 13 | 0.6 |
Relatively advantaged Janajati [5] | 382 | 18 |
Non-classified ethnic groups [6] (Brahmin, Chhetris, Thakuri, Sanyasi Marwadi etc., HMIS-11) | 1218 | 56.2 |
Residence of CACusers (n = 2266) | ||
Inside Kathmandu | 2013 | 88.8 |
Outside Kathmandu | 253 | 11.2 |
Maritalstatus (n = 2367) | ||
Married | 2342 | 98.9 |
Unmarried | 25 | 1.1 |