NMICS 2010 Report - Central Bureau of Statistics

Table CP.7: Spousal age differencePercentage of women currently married or in a marital in union aged 15–19 and 20–24 years according to the age difference with their current husband or partner, MFWR, Nepal, 2010RegionYoungerPercent aged 15–19 years whose husband or partner is:0–4 yearsolder5–9 yearsolder10+ yearsolder [1]Husband/partner’sageunknownNo. ofPercent aged 20–24 years whose husband or partner is:Total women Younger 0–4 years 5–9 years 10+ years Husband/ages 15–19older older older [2] partner’syearsagecurrentlyunknownmarried/ inunionMid-Western 8.1 63.8 17.4 6.0 4.8 100.0 224 14.1 64.5 15.3 4.2 1.9 100.0 589Far Western 4.9 61.9 22.2 3.5 7.5 100.0 169 9.0 65.1 17.7 3.2 5.0 100.0 521SubregionAreaAgeMid-Western Mountains 9.4 70.7 12.3 4.1 3.4 100.0 29 10.9 61.0 13.8 6.5 7.9 100.0 71Mid-Western Hills 11.8 65.7 15.3 7.1 0.2 100.0 118 16.3 66.3 12.5 4.1 0.9 100.0 315Mid-Western Terai 2.0 58.5 22.3 4.9 12.2 100.0 78 12.0 62.9 20.2 3.7 1.3 100.0 203Far Western Mountains 2.8 69.3 15.9 3.1 8.8 100.0 29 7.0 70.8 12.4 1.6 8.1 100.0 77Far Western Hills 7.2 66.2 21.8 0.4 4.4 100.0 54 5.4 67.2 20.7 4.8 1.8 100.0 138Far Western Terai 4.1 56.8 24.4 5.6 9.1 100.0 87 11.0 62.7 17.7 2.8 5.7 100.0 306Urban 0.7 57.3 21.2 4.1 16.7 100.0 27 4.0 60.0 27.5 4.7 3.8 100.0 125Rural 7.1 63.4 19.3 5.0 5.2 100.0 367 12.7 65.4 15.0 3.6 3.3 100.0 98515–19 years 6.7 63.0 19.4 4.9 6.0 100.0 394 na na na na na na na20–24 years na na na na na na na 11.7 64.8 16.4 3.7 3.4 100.0 1,110EducationNone 8.3 62.7 16.3 3.5 9.1 100.0 115 11.0 66.2 13.3 4.1 5.4 100.0 454Primary 7.8 62.9 15.9 3.9 9.5 100.0 103 10.6 72.2 13.8 1.5 1.9 100.0 256Secondary + 5.0 63.2 23.6 6.4 1.8 100.0 176 13.2 58.3 21.8 4.8 2.0 100.0 399TotalNo. ofwomenaged 20–24yearscurrentlymarried/inunion