Demographic Characteristics of the respondents Institutional Home delivery
Frequency Percentage Frequency Percentage
Age group                                    χ2 = 6.479, p = .091
Up to 20 11 45.8 13 54.2
21- 30 21 36.8 36 63.2
31-40 2 11.8 15 88.2
Above 40 0 0 2 100
Education                                     χ2 = 19.439, p < .000
Illiterate 2 7.4 25 92.6
Primary level 10 32.3 21 67.7
Secondary level 11 40.7 16 59.3
SLC and above level 11 73.3 4 26.7
Occupation                                  χ2 = 16.468, p = .001
Agriculture 13 24.5 40 75.5
Housewife 10 40 15 60
Wages labour 4 26.7 11 73.3
Services 7 100 0 0
Husband occupation                    χ2 = 12.047, p = .017
Agriculture 9 28.1 23 71.9
Services 17 58.6 12 41.4
Business 1 20 4 80
Wages labour 4 16.7 20 83.3
Foreign employment 3 30 7 70
Religion                                        χ2 = .965, p = .617
Hindu 17 35.4 31 64.6
Buddhist 11 28.9 27 71.1
Christian 6 42.9 8 57.1
Ethnicity                                       χ2 = 3.315, p = .191
Brahmin & Chhetri 16 45.7 19 54.3
Ethnic group 13 28.3 33 71.7
Schedule cast 5 26.3 14 73.7
Household Income                      χ2 = 14.557, p = .001
Up to 5000 12 20 48 80
5001 to 10000 12 48 13 52
Above 10001 10 66.7 5 33.3
Type of family                             P = .791
Nuclear 14 32.6 29 67.4
Joint 20 35.1 37 64.9
Number of ANC visit                    χ2 = 3.351, p = .067
Up to 4 times 32 76.2 10 23.8
Less than 3 times 24 41.4 34 58.6
Table 2: Place of delivery by respondent’s demographic characteristics.