Table 2 Association of demographic characteristics with location choice (n = 260)
Demographic characteristics | Urban locationn(%) | Rural locationn(%) | Pvalue | Odds ratio | CI (95%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex of students | |||||
 Female | 40 (47.1) | 45 (52.9) | - | - | - |
 Male | 88 (50.3) | 87 (49.7) | 0.625 | 0.879 | 0.523–1.476 |
Age of students | |||||
 Mean | 24.35 | 24.64 | 0.123 | NA | −0.064–0.079 |
 S.D. | 1.450 | 1.588 |  |  |  |
Marital status | |||||
 Single | 120 (50.2) | 119 (49.8) | - | - | - |
 Married | 8 (38.1) | 13 (61.9) | 0.287 | 1.639 | 0.655–4.097 |
Ethnic groupsa | |||||
 Brahmin/Chhetri | 82 (51.6) | 77 (48.4) | - | - | - |
 Janajati | 32 (43.2) | 42 (56.8) | 0.979 | 1.011 | 0.447–2.288 |
 Dalits | 14 (51.9) | 13 (48.1) | 0.443 | 1.413 | 0.584–3.421 |
Place of birth | |||||
 Urban | 59 (73.8) | 21 (26.2) | - | - | - |
 Rural | 69 (38.3) | 111 (61.7) | <0.001 | 4.520 | 2.526–8.086 |
Place of rearingb | |||||
 Urban | 70 (75.3) | 23 (24.7) | - | - | - |
 Rural | 58 (34.7) | 109 (65.3) | <0.001 | 5.720 | 3.239–10.10 |
Permanent address (at present) | |||||
 Urban | 72 (68.6) | 33 (31.4) | - | - | - |
 Rural | 56 (36.1) | 99 (63.9) | <0.001 | 6.979 | 3.979–12.240 |