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Table 1 Participants’ demographic and social characteristics

From: Beyond household income: the role of commercial vegetable farming in moderating socio-cultural barriers for women in rural Nepal

Achham District

Dadeldhura District

S.N.

Age (years)

Education level

Caste

Family type

S.N

Age (years)

Education level

Caste

Family type

W1A

30

Intermediate degree

Chhetri

Nuclear (Nuclear family refers to husband, wife, and children.)

W1D

27

H.S. Dropout

Brahmin

Joint

W2A

50

Illiterate

Chhetri

Joint (Joint family refers to husband’s parents, husband, wife, and children. It may also include married or unmarried siblings (husband’s brothers and sisters) sharing household resources.)

W2D

22

High school

Chhetri

Nuclear

W3A

43

Illiterate

Chhetri

Nuclear

W3D

65

Illiterate

Chhetri

Joint

W4A

45

Illiterate

Chhetri

Nuclear

W4D

35

Primary school

Chhetri

Nuclear

W5A

40

Primary school

Chhetri

Nuclear

W5D

45

Illiterate

Chhetri

Nuclear

W6A

33

Intermediate degree

Chhetri

Joint

W6D

30

Illiterate

Chhetri

Nuclear

W7A

47

Illiterate

Chhetri

Nuclear

W7D

66

Illiterate

Chhetri

Joint

W8A

29

High school

Chhetri

Joint

W8D

27

Primary school

Brahmin

Joint