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 |
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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 |
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17. Achham |
0.51 |
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18. Kailali (r) | 0.44 |
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19. Sankhuwasabha | 0.53 |
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20. Ilam | 1.93 |
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21. Bhojpur | 2.06 |
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22. Mustang | 0.006 |
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23. Myagdi | 4.03 |
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24. Jumla | 0.53 |
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25. Kalikot | 0.45 |
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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.