Table 2 Marital satisfaction level among married men by various background characteristics in Lalitpur and Shrawasti

Household’s characteristics

 Caste

  Non-scheduled caste/scheduled tribe

32.3

32.3

35.4

279

χ² = 2.994

p < 0.224

  Scheduled caste/scheduled tribe

39.1

36.2

24.6

69

 Religion

  Hindu

30.9

34.2

34.9

278

χ² = 4.503

p < 0.105

  Non-hindu

44.3

28.6

27.1

70

 Household income(monthly)in rupees

  Less than 5000

41.5

35.4

23.2

82

χ² = 25.024

p < 0.000

  5000–9999

33.1

40.4

26.5

151

  10000–19999

33.9

21

45.2

62

  20000 and above

22.6

22.6

54.7

53

Father’s characteristics

 Father’s educational level

  No education

44

28

28

193

χ² = 25.509

p < 0.000

  Primary

28.6

33.3

38.1

63

  Secondary

19.3

42.1

38.6

57

  Higher Secondary and above

8.6

45.7

45.7

35

 Age at which father got married

  Below 21 years

33.2

34.6

32.2

295

χ² = 2.207

p < 0.332

  21 and above 21 years

35.8

24.5

39.6

53

Mother’s characteristics

 Mother’s educational level

  No education

39.8

30.6

29.6

174

χ² = 15.762

p < 0.015

  Primary

23.8

38.1

38.1

216

  Secondary

13

52.2

34.8

84

  Higher secondary and above

12

20

68

23

 Age at which mother got married

  Below 18 years

33.4

34.5

32.1

293

χ² = 2.027

p < 0.363

  18 and above 18 years

34.5

25.5

40

55

Married men’s characteristics

 Educational level

  No education

50

25

25

80

χ² = 37.111

p < 0.000

  Primary

53.5

30.2

16.3

43

  Secondary

33

33

34

100

  Higher secondary

21.8

37.2

41

78

  Graduation and above

8.5

42.6

48.9

47