Table 3 Association of Economic characteristics with location choice (n = 260)
Economic characteristics | Urban locationn(%) | Rural locationn(%) | Pvalue | Odds ratio | CI (95%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sources of family income | |||||
 Agriculture | 16 (31.4) | 35 (68.6) | - | - | - |
 Business | 44 (58.7) | 31 (41.3) | 0.003 | 0.322 | 1.14–4.456 |
 Service and others | 68 (50.7) | 66 (49.3) | 0.19 | 0.444 | 0.410–1.285 |
Education of father | |||||
 Above secondary (more than 10 years schooling) | 93 (59.6) | 63 (40.0) | - | - | - |
 Below secondary (less than 10 years schooling) | 15 (27.8) | 39 (72.2) | 0.017 | 0.452 | 0.236–0.865 |
 Secondary (10 years schooling) | 20 (40) | 30 (60) | 0.189 | 1.733 | 0.762–3.941 |
Occupation of father | |||||
 Agriculture | 13 (29.5) | 31 (70.5) | - | - | - |
 Business | 44 (57.9) | 32 (42.1) | 0.016 | 2.454 | 1.185–5.070 |
 Service (private and public) | 71 (50.7) | 69 (49.3) | 0.313 | 0.748 | 0.426–1.314 |
Education of mother | |||||
 Above secondary (more than 10 years schooling) | 49 (62) | 30 (38) | - | - | - |
 Below secondary (less than 10 years schooling) | 48 (37.5) | 80 (62.5) | 0.684 | 0.863 | 0.424–1.756 |
 Secondary (10 years schooling) | 31 (58.5) | 22 (41.5) | 0.010 | 2.348 | 1.222–4.513 |
Occupation of mother | |||||
 Agriculture/housewife | 22 (31) | 49 (69) | - | - | - |
 Business | 26 (52.2) | 24 (48) | 0.001 | 3.020 | 1.149–5.531 |
 Service (private and public) | 80 (57.6) | 59 (42.4) | 0.498 | 1.252 | 0.654–2.395 |
Wealth ranking | |||||
 Lower wealth rank | 44 (42.3) | 60 (57.7) | - | - | - |
 Middle wealth rank | 42 (48.8) | 44 (51.2) | 0.023 | 2.045 | 1.104–3.789 |
 Higher wealth rank | 42 (60) | 28 (40) | 0.165 | 1.571 | 0.830–2.975 |