NMICS 2010 Report - Central Bureau of Statistics

NMICS 2010, Mid- and Far Western RegionsA). However, it should be noted here that the weighted numbers for the Mid-Western Mountainsand Far Western Mountains are much lower than the unweighted numbers due to oversampling inthese two subregions.Around four fifths (80 percent) of surveyed households were headed by a male. Most (89 percent)households were located in rural areas and 61 percent had five or more members. Almost half (49percent) of household heads were without formal education. Some 45 percent of households had atleast one child under five, 87 percent had at least one child under 18, and 90 percent had at leastone eligible woman aged 15–49 years. The weighted average household size was estimated to be5.3.Table HH.3: Household compositionPercentage and frequency of households by selected characteristics, MFWR, Nepal, 2010RegionWeighted percentWeightedNo. of householdsUnweightedMid-Western 56.4 3,325 2,960Far Western 43.6 2,574 2,939SubregionMid-Western Mountains 5.8 344 989Mid-Western Hills 28.9 1,703 988Mid-Western Terai 21.7 1,278 983Far Western Mountains 7.4 438 967Far Western Hills 14.2 836 989Far Western Terai 22.0 1,300 983Sex of household headAreaMale 79.8 4,708 4,790Female 20.2 1,191 1,109Urban 10.9 645 1,228Rural 89.1 5,254 4,671Number of household members1 2.4 140 1482 6.5 381 3573 12.3 727 6874 18.0 1,061 1,0365 20.2 1,189 1,1436 16.3 963 9817 10.7 632 6688 5.5 325 3549 3.3 197 22210+ 4.8 284 303Education of household headNone 49.0 2,892 2,902Primary 22.0 1,299 1,173Secondary + 28.8 1,696 1,808Missing/don’t know 0.2 12 16Total 100.0 5,899 5,899Households with at least:One child aged 0–4 years 44.7 5,899 5,899One child aged 0–17 years 87.5 5,899 5,899One woman aged 15–49 years 90.4 5,899 5,899Mean household size 5.3 5,899 5,89932