Association of education (1996 and earlier) with change in attitudes between 1996 and 2008 regarding ideal ages for women and men to marry
| . | Women . | Men . |
|---|---|---|
| . | 1 . | 2 . |
| Potential Mechanisms of Attitude Change | ||
| Education | ||
| Educational attainment, 1996 | 0.09*** | 0.07** |
| (0.02) | (0.03) | |
| Enrolled in school in 1996 | 0.40** | 0.55** |
| (0.17) | (0.20) | |
| Key dimensions of the education context, 1995 | ||
| % schools only in English within 1 km | 0.76* | 0.86* |
| (0.33) | (0.40) | |
| Other Key Factors | ||
| Marriage | ||
| Married by 1996 | 0.04 | 0.15 |
| (0.16) | (0.23) | |
| Female | 0.31** | 0.43** |
| (0.12) | (0.18) | |
| Socioeconomic factors | ||
| Household wealth index, 1996 | 0.08* | 0.12** |
| (0.04) | (0.05) | |
| Work for pay (salary or daily wage), 1996 | –0.08 | –0.33** |
| (0.13) | (0.14) | |
| Ethnicity/caste (ref. = Brahmin/Chhetri) | ||
| Dalit | –0.15 | –0.21 |
| (0.25) | (0.28) | |
| Newar | 0.38* | –0.04 |
| (0.23) | (0.26) | |
| Terai Janajati | –0.23 | –0.35* |
| (0.16) | (0.20) | |
| Hill Janajati | –0.34* | –0.24 |
| (0.15) | (0.18) | |
| Respondent age in 1996 | 0.03 | 0.01 |
| (0.03) | (0.03) | |
| Attitude in 1996: Ideal age women marry | 0.14*** | |
| (0.03) | ||
| Attitude in 1996: Ideal age men marry | 0.19*** | |
| (0.03) | ||
| Intercept | 17.1*** | 20.3*** |
| (0.62) | (0.74) | |
| N | 1,550 | 1,550 |
| p Value | .00 | .00 |
| Adjusted R2 | 12.6 | 13.6 |
| . | Women . | Men . |
|---|---|---|
| . | 1 . | 2 . |
| Potential Mechanisms of Attitude Change | ||
| Education | ||
| Educational attainment, 1996 | 0.09*** | 0.07** |
| (0.02) | (0.03) | |
| Enrolled in school in 1996 | 0.40** | 0.55** |
| (0.17) | (0.20) | |
| Key dimensions of the education context, 1995 | ||
| % schools only in English within 1 km | 0.76* | 0.86* |
| (0.33) | (0.40) | |
| Other Key Factors | ||
| Marriage | ||
| Married by 1996 | 0.04 | 0.15 |
| (0.16) | (0.23) | |
| Female | 0.31** | 0.43** |
| (0.12) | (0.18) | |
| Socioeconomic factors | ||
| Household wealth index, 1996 | 0.08* | 0.12** |
| (0.04) | (0.05) | |
| Work for pay (salary or daily wage), 1996 | –0.08 | –0.33** |
| (0.13) | (0.14) | |
| Ethnicity/caste (ref. = Brahmin/Chhetri) | ||
| Dalit | –0.15 | –0.21 |
| (0.25) | (0.28) | |
| Newar | 0.38* | –0.04 |
| (0.23) | (0.26) | |
| Terai Janajati | –0.23 | –0.35* |
| (0.16) | (0.20) | |
| Hill Janajati | –0.34* | –0.24 |
| (0.15) | (0.18) | |
| Respondent age in 1996 | 0.03 | 0.01 |
| (0.03) | (0.03) | |
| Attitude in 1996: Ideal age women marry | 0.14*** | |
| (0.03) | ||
| Attitude in 1996: Ideal age men marry | 0.19*** | |
| (0.03) | ||
| Intercept | 17.1*** | 20.3*** |
| (0.62) | (0.74) | |
| N | 1,550 | 1,550 |
| p Value | .00 | .00 |
| Adjusted R2 | 12.6 | 13.6 |
Notes: Each column represents a linear regression model. Standard errors are shown in parentheses.
*p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001 (one-tailed tests)