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Item Low Age at Marriage in Mandal Khatwe Caste (A Case Study of Basahiya VDC. Dhanusha)(Department of Population Studies, 2007) Mandal, PrabinThe study on low age at marriage totally depends on primary data collected from field surrey in 2007. The main objectives are to examine age at marriage, to explore factor affecting low age at marriage and to examine relationship between low age at marriage and other socio economic and correlates in the community. The main objectives of this study are to show the strength of relationship with its correlation and estimate the effect of socio economic variable on age at marriage. The study therefore attempted to explore the basic demographic and socio economic characteristics of sample population to evaluative differential in age at marriage with respect to low age at marriage, education, occupation and occupation of parents among the selecting 246 study Population from the 39 households. Respondent are married male and female. Each of the household one male and one female interviewed. This study the main theme found that education is positively correlated with age at marriage and traditional occupation (labour,agriculture labour, cattle–herds etc.) is inversely related with age at marriage. Traditional custom of arranged marriage and extended family system never encouraged delayed age at marriage for male and female are all of the people of Khatwe community. This study also found that the educational and occupational status of the parents plays role for determining age at marriage in certain extent in Khatwe community.Item Socio-Economic and Demographic Status of Single Women (Widows) (A Case Study of Sisahaniya VDC of Dang District in Nepal)(Department of Population Studies, 2010) Paudel, MinaThis study deals with the "Socio-economic and Demographic Status ofSingle Women". The studyisfully focused in Sisahaniya VDC of DangDistrict. The study is descriptive and explorative viewed from socio-economic and demographic angle purposive sampling technique isapplied for choosing the respondents. Primary data is collected throughstructured and open ended questionnaire. The study includes 100respondents from 100 householdandfrom different ethic group. All therespondentsaresingle women. Out of the total population, 40.6percent are males and 59.4percent arefemales, increasing inan age found increase in the number of singlewomen. Mean age at marriage, in average is, 13.84 years and 60.00percent became mother or gave first birth at the age group 15-19 years.Mean CEB of the respondents is 3.84 in average. Among total respondents 13 percent are Brahmins, 6 percent are Chhetris,69 percent are Tharus, 5 percent are Magar and 7 percent are Dalit. Out of them 6 percent have very good health. 52 percent have good health.However 35 percent have poor health and 7percent have very poorhealth. Only 19 percent have some level of education rest of them 81percent are illiterate. Out of them only 9 percent are remarried whereas 91 percent opposed it.50 percent respondents are wearing colorful dresses only 11 percent get the support by state and 36 percent get the support their natal as well as in-law family, 36 percent respondents have self decision making power in household chores in family. 56 percent respondents have experiences of different verbal physical and mental tortures. Among them 60 percentrespondents depend upon agriculture as their main sources of income. 69percent respondents have their own registered land. 76 percentrespondents have some property status which includes pewa, daijo or 5 jiwani. But 24 percent don't have any property 38 percent have their own financial decision in their family. Under the behaviour and attitude of in-laws, relatives, restrictions ormobility, domestic violence, harassment, lack of decision-making power:either in work or in finance. According to single women, their life is full of endless problems. Almost, all of them cited economic problem as the major one. The problem raged from rearing children to educating the mchanges in behaviour of children resulting from the death of father also torment mothers score of them live under tremendous mental stress.Item The Socio-Economic and Demographic Status of Tamang Community,Lalitpur (A Case Study of Tamang Community of Gotikhel Vdc)(Department of Population Studies, 2011-03) Lama, TankaThis study entitled "The socio-economic and demographic status of Tamang community of Gotikhel VDC, Lalitpur was conducted from August 26 to February 15,2010 The study is in descriptive nature. The study was carried out to assess the knowledge attitude and practice of Tamang community about socio- economic and demographic status. The socio-economic and demographic status The socio- economic aspect is prevalent in all societies and tribes though it differs from place to place, society to society and country to country. It may be noted that it covers the life span of a man even before his birth and extends after his death. The level of the income determines the development of community and country. So, the key indicator of development is socio-economic aspect. The educational status of Tamang is miserable. They are only 40% literate where as the national literacy rate is 54%. The reason behind it is early marriage, consciousless about education and school leaving trend. That is why Tamang people donot have knowledge about birth spacing and they have high birth rate as well as large size of family. Which is supporting for the high PGR of nation. Their occupation also plays a vital role in achieving higher education. Only 1.9% of Tamang are Masters Degree holder. Due to their occupation they are affected in family structure. They prefer to live together with joint family for long decades. It is the main reason for getting backward in every sector in context to Nepal. The economy is the main the source of livelihood. Every society needs to develop its economic aspect for overall development .To develop the community of every ethnic group there should be good fiscal policy. The law income source is regarded as backwardness of the community.The economic status determines purchasing power, standard of living, quality of life, family size, the pattern of diseases and deviant behavior in the country.All most all Tamang communities, Tamangs are found skillful. They do have fine arts. They are found being engaged in handicraft, wooden craft, meson, field worker and labor. The service holder and business holder are few. Their main occupation is agriculture. That is why they are found as a backward caste and poor, The occupational status determines the standard of living. The living standard and quality of life is difficult to maintain by low income sources, Most of Tamangs live in Hill region. So their economic progress is seemed low comparing to Terai region Tamangs. Tamangs are very good creators of handicraft items but the extra income generated by selling them barely manage to make a livelihood out of it. Nowadays they are involved in making yield and wine as the main income. They want to live together forming crowd village .The main croups produced and used by them are wheat, millet, maize, potato, paddy etc. Nepal is having country having many ethnic groups with their mother tongue the main habitants of Tamangs are the hillside near the Kathmandu valley.Item Socio–Economic and Demographic Status of the Elderly People Living in Pumdi Bhumdi VDC, Kaski(Department of Population Studies, 2009) Baral, Dipendra RajThe study entitled “ Socio–Economic and Demographic Status of the Elderly People Living in Pumdi Bhumdi VDC, Kaski” is based on 117 sampled of elderly people of that place. The main objective of this study is to identify the socio–economic, demographic and other problem faced by the elderly people in that place. Ageing refers to theincreasing inability of the body to maintain itself and to perform the functions it oncedid. With increasing life expectancy, both developed and developing countries have experience of ageing population. But in fact the situation of elderly people is different in terms of socio–economic and demographic context. The status of elderly people is different in terms of place of residence, education, occupation and socio – cultural periphery and even in both conflict affected area and not affected area. Elderly peopleare bound to remain below poverty line, unpaid economic activities and act ‘role less’role. Elderly speared a lot of time and economy to their offspring in their adulthood, butat last they obtain various kinds of disgusting behavior from their offspring. In this regard, this dissertation tries to analyze the socio–economic and demographic status of the elderly people of the study area. This study has revealed the socio–economic status of the elderly people living in Pumdi Bhumdi VDC of Kaski district. Economic dependency and physical weakness appear aslong term problem for elderly people. Elderly people who have better economic status are more cared by their family than who have worst economic status. Economic status of elderly people showed that huge proportion of elderly people in the study area had poor socio – economic and demographic situation. Elderly people with low income and poverty depends on their offspring and their relative even in their daily needs and it increased the responsibilities for the young.Item The Status of Elderly People in Nepal: An Analysis of Socio-Economic and Demographic Characteristics of Elderly People Living in Aruchour VDC, Syangja(Department of Population Studies, 2006) Poudel, BhumidattaNot available