Table 1 Percentage distribution of respondents’ socio-economic and demographic characteristics, NDHS 2018
Characteristics | Urban and rural | Urban | Rural |
|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
Age Mean | 32 years | 33 years | 31 years |
15–24 | 5,990 (21.2) | 1468 (14.4) | 4522 (25.1) |
25–34 | 11,039 (39.1) | 4234 (41.6) | 6805 (37.7) |
35 and above | 11,190 (39.7) | 4469 (43.9) | 6721 (37.2) |
Educational attainment | |||
No education | 12,427 (44.0) | 2196 (21.6) | 10,231 (56.7) |
Primary | 4669 (16.6) | 1686 (16.6) | 2983 (16.5) |
Secondary/tertiary | 11,123 (39.4) | 6289 (61.8) | 4834 (26.8) |
Employment status | |||
Not working | 8425 (29.9) | 2470 (24.3) | 5955 (33.0) |
Currently working | 19,794 (70.1) | 7701 (75.7) | 12,093 (67.0) |
Wealth quintile | |||
Lowest | 12,348 (43.8) | 1340 (13.2) | 11,008 (61.0) |
Middle | 5714 (20.2) | 1999 (19.7) | 3715 (20.6) |
Highest | 10,157 (36.0) | 6832 (67.1) | 3325 (18.4) |
Region | |||
North-central | 5153 (18.3) | 1604 (15.8) | 3549 (19.7) |
North-east | 5492 (19.5) | 1121 (11.0) | 4371 (24.2) |
North-west | 8049 (28.5) | 1977 (19.4) | 6072 (33.6) |
South-east | 3141 (11.1) | 1994 (19.6) | 1147 (6.4) |
South-south | 2813 (10.0) | 948 (9.3) | 1865 (10.3) |
South-west | 3571 (12.6) | 2527 (24.9) | 1044 (5.8) |