| Demographic characteristics (n = 100) | Frequency | Percentage |
| Age |
|
|
| 10 - 20 years | 23 | 23 |
| 20 - 30 years | 52 | 52 |
| 30 - 40 years | 22 | 22 |
| 40 - 50 years | 3 | 3 |
| Sex |
|
|
| Male | 43 | 43 |
| Female | 57 | 57 |
| Ethnicity |
|
|
| Janajatis | 67 | 67 |
| Non-Dalit Terai | 28 | 28 |
| Dalit | 3 | 3 |
| Upper caste | 2 | 2 |
| Marital status |
|
|
| Unmarried | 25 | 25 |
| Married | 75 | 75 |
| Family type |
|
|
| Nuclear | 40 | 40 |
| Joint | 52 | 52 |
| Extended | 8 | 8 |
| Distance of factory from place of residence |
|
|
| Living within factory | 84 | 84 |
| Within 30 minutes | 7 | 7 |
| 30 min−1∙hour | 5 | 5 |
| More than one hour | 4 | 4 |