Variable

Coefficient

Std. Err.

z

P > | z |

[95% Conf.

Interval]

Odd Ratio

Belt

Moutain

0

1

Hill

0.28

0.07

4.04

0

0.14

0.42

1.32

Terai

0.76

0.07

10.56

0

0.62

0.90

2.14

Age group

00 - 20

0

1

21 - 45

2.27

0.05

46.48

0

2.17

2.36

9.65

46 and above

2.29

0.05

43.18

0

2.19

2.40

9.91

Education

Illiterate - Class 10

0

1

S.L.C /Under-graduate

−0.48

0.07

−6.56

0

−0.63

−0.34

0.62

Graduate or above

−0.48

0.14

−3.38

0.001

−0.76

−0.20

0.62

Poverty status

Poor

0

1

Nonpoor

0.19

0.05

3.72

0

0.09

0.30

1.21

Per capita income per month

Less than Rs. 800

0

1

800 - 1100

−0.03

0.06

−0.44

0.662

−0.14

0.09

0.97

1100 - 2000

0.20

0.06

3.65

0

0.09

0.31

1.22

More than Rs. 2000

0.43

0.06

6.97

0

0.31

0.56

1.54

Employment status

Self employed in agriculture

0

1

Self employed in trade

−0.12

0.10

−1.27

0.203

−0.31

0.07

0.88

Wage employment in agriculture or non-profession

−0.48

0.06

−7.60

0

−0.61

−0.36

0.62

Wage employment in profession

−0.14

0.13

−1.08

0.281

−0.39

0.11

0.87

Agriculture land

Not farm household

0

1

Farm household

−0.54

0.05

−11.07

0

−0.64

−0.45

0.58

Ethnicity

Hill Brahmin/Chhetry

0

1

Hill/Terai indigenous

−0.34

0.05

−7.06

0

−0.43

−0.24

0.71

Newaa/Pahari

−1.11

0.07

−15.91

0

−1.24

−0.97

0.33

Dalits

−0.32

0.07

−4.67

0

−0.46

−0.19

0.73

Terai high cast

−1.42

0.14

−10.37

0

−1.69

−1.15

0.24

Terai middle caste

−0.99

0.08

−12.78

0

−1.14

−0.84

0.37

Other minorities

−1.46

0.10

−14.36

0

−1.65

−1.26

0.23

Constant

−2.14

0.10

−22.02

0

−2.33

−1.95