Variable

Coefficient

Std. Err.

z

P > | z |

[95% Conf.

Interval]

Odd Ratio

Belt

Moutain

0

1

Hill

1.14

0.18

6.20

0

0.78

1.50

3.12

Terai

1.65

0.18

8.95

0

1.29

2.01

5.19

Age group

00 - 20

0

1

21 - 45

1.09

0.09

12.85

0

0.93

1.26

2.99

46 and above

2.00

0.09

23.40

0

1.83

2.16

7.37

Education

Illiterate - Class 10

0

1

S.L.C /Under-graduate

0.38

0.10

4.00

0

0.20

0.57

1.47

Graduate or above

0.78

0.16

4.80

0

0.46

1.10

2.18

Poverty status

Poor

0

1

Nonpoor

0.31

0.10

3.04

0.002

0.11

0.51

1.37

Per capita income per month

Less than Rs. 800

0

1

800 - 1100

0.23

0.10

2.18

0.029

0.02

0.43

1.25

1100 - 2000

0.37

0.10

3.83

0

0.18

0.55

1.44

More than Rs. 2000

0.70

0.10

7.17

0

0.51

0.89

2.01

Employment status

Self employed in agriculture

0

1

Self employed in trade

0.60

0.12

4.93

0

0.36

0.84

1.83

Wage employment in agriculture or non-profession

0.64

0.09

7.48

0

0.48

0.81

1.91

Wage employment in profession

0.58

0.15

3.86

0

0.28

0.87

1.78

Agriculture land

Not farm household

0

1

Farm household

−1.08

0.07

−15.94

0

−1.21

−0.95

0.34

Ethnicity

Hill Brahmin/Chhetry

0

1

Hill/Terai indigenous

−0.23

0.07

−3.17

0.002

−0.37

−0.09

0.79

Newaa/Pahari

−1.59

0.11

−14.20

0

−1.81

−1.37

0.20

Dalits

−0.71

0.12

−5.98

0

−0.95

−0.48

0.49

Terai high cast

−1.42

0.20

−7.09

0

−1.81

−1.02

0.24

Terai middle caste

−1.37

0.14

−9.90

0

−1.64

−1.10

0.25

Other minorities

−2.51

0.27

−9.47

0

−3.03

−1.99

0.08

Constant

−4.30

0.22

−19.79

0

−4.72

−3.87