Table 2 Background characteristics of the respondents, Nepal MICS 2019
Characteristics | Percent | Total (N) |
|---|---|---|
Age of women | ||
 15–19 | 10.3 | 201 |
 20–29 | 67.6 | 1318 |
 30–49 | 22.1 | 431 |
Residence | ||
 Urban | 65.5 | 1277 |
 Rural | 34.5 | 673 |
Province | ||
 Province 1 | 15.7 | 306 |
 Madhesh | 21.4 | 417 |
 Bagmati | 19.7 | 384 |
 Gandaki | 7.9 | 153 |
 Lumbini | 19.0 | 371 |
 Karnali | 6.8 | 132 |
 Sudurpaschim | 9.6 | 187 |
Women's education | ||
 No | 20.7 | 405 |
 Basic | 30.7 | 600 |
 Secondary | 39.7 | 775 |
 Higher | 8.8 | 171 |
Parity | ||
 One | 43.7 | 851 |
 Two | 33.0 | 644 |
 Three | 12.8 | 250 |
 Four or above | 10.5 | 205 |
Age at most recent live birth | ||
  < 20 | 17.0 | 331 |
 20–34 | 77.8 | 1517 |
 35–49 | 5.3 | 103 |
Caste/ethnicity | ||
 Brahman/Chhetri | 27.7 | 540 |
 Terai caste other | 15.4 | 300 |
 Dalit | 15.9 | 310 |
 Janajati | 34.8 | 679 |
 Muslim | 6.3 | 122 |
Access to media (at least once a week) | ||
 Not Exposed | 38.1 | 743 |
 Exposed | 61.9 | 1207 |
Internet use | ||
 No | 56 | 1093 |
 Yes | 44 | 858 |
Health insurance | ||
 No | 95.2 | 1856 |
 Yes | 4.8 | 94 |
Migration status | ||
 Urban migrants | 19.5 | 381 |
 Rural migrants | 71 | 1385 |
 Urban non-migrants | 5.7 | 111 |
 Rural non-migrants | 3.8 | 73 |
Wealth quintile | ||
 Poorest | 22.7 | 442 |
 Poor | 21.2 | 414 |
 Middle | 19.7 | 384 |
 Rich | 19.7 | 384 |
 Richest | 16.7 | 327 |
Number of ANC visits | ||
 No | 4.5 | 87 |
 1–3 visits | 17.7 | 346 |
 4 + visits | 77.8 | 1517 |
Facility delivery | ||
 Home delivery | 22.5 | 438 |
 Health facility delivery without skilled providers | 2.2 | 42 |
 Health facility delivery with skilled providers | 75.4 | 1470 |
Total | 100.0 | 1950 |