ANNEX 4: WEIGHTED AND UNWEIGHTED VALUES OF KEY INDICATORS

The derivation of the weights applied is given in the report of NMIS cycle 1 and in an Annex to that report. In this cycle, the same weights were used. They were applied using the Epi Info CSAMPLE programme.

Table A4.1 Weights applied to each District (actually each group of rural or urban sites).

 Rural sites

Urban sites

District

Weight

District

Weight

1. Udayapur

1.50

27. Lalitpur

0.48

2. Morang (r)

0.94

28. Kavrepalanchok

0.29

3. Siraha (r)

1.24

29. Makwanpur

0.46

4. Sindhupalchok

0.55

30. Saptari

0.21

5. Kathmandu (r)

1.50

31. Parsa

0.27

6. Dhading

1.59

32. Kaski

0.48

7. Ramenchhap

1.92

33. Palpa

0.34

8. Dhanusha

1.04

34. Kapilvastu

0.19

9. Rautahat

1.26

35. Banke

0.32

10. Gorkha

1.71

36. Jhapa

0.27

11. Syangja

0.34

37. Sunsari

0.51

12. Gulmi

1.51

38. Kathmandu (u)

0.48

13. Rupandehi

0.54

39. Kailali (u)

0.33

14. Rolpa

1.27

40. Morang (u)

0.26

15. Dialekh

1.26

41. Siraha (u)

0.35

16. Bardiya

0.44

   

17. Achham

0.51

   
 18. Kailali (r)

0.44

   
 19. Sankhuwasabha

0.53

   
 20. Ilam

1.93

   
 21. Bhojpur

2.06

   
 22. Mustang

0.006

   
 23. Myagdi

4.03

   
 24. Jumla

0.53

   
 25. Kalikot

0.45

 

 

 26. Darchula

0.46

 

 

(r)= rural sites within the district; (u)=urban sites within the district

 

Table A4.2 Unweighted and weighted values of key national indicators

 Indicator

Unweighted value

Weighted value

95% CI of weighted value

Used Govt. Health service last month

12.3

12.8

11.4 -14.2

Used other health services

23.8

23.7

21.9-25.5

Proportion of respondent thought the quality of Govt health service is good

7.6

7.8

6.5-9.0

Health workers available

93.1

91.2

87.5-95.0

All medicine available

30.5

29.2

24.3-34.1

Willing to pay for improved health service

68.9

69.9

65.7-74.1

Mean landarea (ropani)

14.1

13.8

12.6-14.9

Proportion applied for agriculture loans

13.0

13.0

11.2-14.9

Proportion considered agriculture service of good quality 2.4 2.4 1.4-3.6
Proportion considered livestock service of good quality

2.8

2.7

1.7-3.7

Proportion reported JT/JTA visit communities

3.4

3.6

2.5-4.7

Proportion reported visited by AEW of NGOs 1.8 1.9 1.1-2.8

Proportion visited agriculture centers

9.4

9.5

7.2-11.9

 

The weighted values are close to the unweighted values for all the key indicators. The weighted values of indicators at national level are used in the Results section unless specified otherwise.


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