Socio-Economic and Demographic Status of Single Women (Widows) (A Case Study of Sisahaniya VDC of Dang District in Nepal)
| dc.contributor.author | Paudel, Mina | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2022-07-18T09:44:19Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2022-07-18T09:44:19Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2010 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This 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. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14540/11856 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Department of Population Studies | en_US |
| dc.subject | Socio Economic | en_US |
| dc.subject | Demographic Status | en_US |
| dc.subject | Single Women | en_US |
| dc.title | Socio-Economic and Demographic Status of Single Women (Widows) (A Case Study of Sisahaniya VDC of Dang District in Nepal) | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
| local.academic.level | Masters | en_US |
| local.institute.title | Central Department of Population Studies | en_US |