Background characteristics | 2006 | 2011 | 2016 | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | N | % | N | % | N | |
Caste/ethnicity | ||||||
Dalit | 15.5 | 788 | 17.7 | 440 | 14.1 | 342 |
Muslim | 5.6 | 286 | 5.9 | 147 | 6.8 | 164 |
Janajati | 31.6 | 1608 | 32.0 | 794 | 27.3 | 661 |
Other Terai caste | 14.0 | 713 | 9.3 | 230 | 19.8 | 479 |
Brahmin/Chhetri | 28.4 | 1444 | 29.5 | 734 | 26.0 | 629 |
Other | 4.8 | 244 | 5.6 | 140 | 6.0 | 146 |
Wealth quintile | ||||||
Poorest | 25.3 | 1285 | 25.8 | 640 | 20.5 | 496 |
Second poorest | 21.4 | 1086 | 20.5 | 510 | 21.8 | 528 |
Middle | 20.3 | 1032 | 23.4 | 582 | 22.7 | 549 |
Second richest | 18.1 | 921 | 16.9 | 421 | 21.7 | 526 |
Richest | 14.9 | 759 | 13.4 | 332 | 13.3 | 322 |
Ecological Zone | ||||||
Mountain | 8.4 | 425 | 7.9 | 196 | 7.0 | 170 |
Hill | 41.3 | 2100 | 39.9 | 991 | 36.2 | 876 |
Terai | 50.3 | 2558 | 52.2 | 1298 | 56.8 | 1375 |
Year of schooling of mother | ||||||
No schooling | 61.4 | 3119 | 50.5 | 1256 | 36.0 | 910 |
1–5 years schooling | 16.9 | 858 | 17.8 | 442 | 19.0 | 449 |
6–9 years schooling | 15.5 | 788 | 18.7 | 464 | 23.9 | 563 |
10 and above years of schooling | 6.3 | 318 | 13.0 | 323 | 21.1 | 499 |
Age of child | ||||||
Less than 6 months | 9.1 | 474 | 9.2 | 228 | 9.0 | 218 |
6–11 months | 9.2 | 484 | 9.9 | 247 | 10.4 | 251 |
12–23 months | 18.7 | 970 | 19.6 | 489 | 21.1 | 512 |
25–49 months | 63.1 | 3155 | 61.3 | 1521 | 59.5 | 1440 |
Sex of child | ||||||
Boys | 51.2 | 2604 | 51.2 | 1273 | 52.0 | 1258 |
Girls | 48.6 | 2479 | 48.8 | 1212 | 58.0 | 1163 |
Total | 100.0 | 5083 | 100.0 | 2485 | 100.0 | 2421 |