Table 1 |
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Demographic characteristic of the respondents |
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Variables |
Frequency (n = 408) |
Percentage (%) |
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Gender |
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Male |
377 |
92.4 |
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Female |
31 |
7.6 |
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Age group (years) |
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18-25 |
77 |
18.9 |
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26-35 |
218 |
53.4 |
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> 35 |
113 |
27.7 |
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Caste/ethnicity |
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Brahmin/Chhetri |
163 |
40.0 |
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Gurung/Tamang |
72 |
17.6 |
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Magar/Rai/Limbu |
56 |
13.7 |
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Madhesis/Tharu |
54 |
13.2 |
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Others |
63 |
15.4 |
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Birth district by ecological zone |
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Terai (Flat lands) |
180 |
44.1 |
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Hills |
209 |
51.2 |
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Mountains |
19 |
4.7 |
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Education (n = 406) |
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Primary education |
311 |
76.2 |
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Secondary education (SLC) |
69 |
16.9 |
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Higher education/beyond SLC |
28 |
6.9 |
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Marital status |
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Married/civil partner |
329 |
80.6 |
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Unmarried |
76 |
18.6 |
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Divorced/separated |
3 |
0.7 |
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Country of work experience |
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Qatar |
205 |
50.2 |
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Saudi Arabia |
137 |
33.6 |
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United Arab Emirates (UAE) |
66 |
16.2 |
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Last primary occupation during stay abroad |
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Construction work |
224 |
54.9 |
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Driving |
24 |
5.9 |
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Wholesale and retail trade |
46 |
11.3 |
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Agricultural and farm work |
17 |
4.2 |
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Household/manual servant |
74 |
18.1 |
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Clerical and related work |
23 |
5.6 |
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Joshi et al. BMC International Health and Human Rights 2011 11:3 doi:10.1186/1472-698X-11-3 |
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