 KASHISH DAS SHRESTHA It is common to find girls, boys and married couples riding bicycles in the Terai |
WAVE's Youth of The Nation 2062 Nationwide Survey was conducted in six major cities of Nepal; Biratnagar, Itahari and Dharan in the East and Narayangadh, Butwal and Pokhara in the West. The sample size of the survey was 1,150 adolescents aged between 17 years to 24 years. About 85% of those who participated in the survey were, however, +2 and college students whom WAVE visited and met with during a 10- day tour of the country. The main purpose of the survey is to explore the minds of Nepal's urban youth and represent them through a credible and scientific survey, to know more about this demography as we enter the Nepali New Year 2062.
Sex, Society and Family:
Would you agree to an arranged marriage?
Yes : 52.4%
No : 36.5%
Do you support the dowry system?
Yes : 5.7%
No : 83.56%
Do you support a live- in relationship prior to marriage?
Yes : 35.4%
No : 47.1%
 Subel [right] explains the survey to students in Itahari |
Have you had sex?
Yes : 20.14%
No : 70.6%
Do you support abortion?
Yes : 34%
No : 50.4%
Did you know abortion was legal in Nepal?
Yes : 53.4%
No : 31.2%
Which family structure do you prefer?
Nuclear : 58.4%
Joint : 32.04%
Do you think that both male and female members of your family are given equal opportunities and status?
Yes : 61.9%
No : 12.5%
Somewhat : 15.2%
Do you fast for religious and cultural reasons?
Yes : 26.3%
No : 40.9%
How religious are you?
Very : 21.7%
Somewhat : 58.3%
Not at all : 45.3%
Lifestyle:
 Students from Bijayapur High School take part in the survey |
Have you ever dieted to look slim and fashionable?
Yes : 33.2%
No : 55.6%
What do you spend the most money on?
Clothes : 50.2%
Music : 23.1%
Leisure : 21.6%
Décor : 18.8%
Travel : 16.6%
Gadgets : 1.3%
How much of an influence do television, movies and the Internet have on the way you look and think?
A lot : 28.7%
Somewhat : 49.5%
Not at all : 10.5%
Do you drink alcohol?
Yes : 21.8%
No : 67.8%
Do you smoke?
Regular : 7.2%
Occasionally : 9.8%
Rarely : 11.4%
Internet:
 Students in Management College, Biratnagar take part in WAVE's survey |
Do you use the Internet?
Yes : 65.1%
No : 28.2%
How long do you use the Internet for?
More than 3 hours a day : 3.87%
Less than 3 hours a day : 96. 13 %
Politics:
Do you follow politics?
Yes : 23.21%
No : 64.8%
Do you support the royal proclamation of 1 Feb. '05?
Yes : 47.25%
No : 34.9%
Would you want to be a politician?
Yes : 10.6%
No : 78.2%
Who do you think has committed more Human Rights violations?
Army : 30.3%
Maoist : 59.4%
Do you think the Army and the Maoists need to respect Human Rights?
Yes : 82%
No : 35%
Do you work?
Yes : 8.2%
No : 83.1%
 Students in Dharan Higher Secondary School fill up forms in their class room |
Are you interested in working somewhere?
Yes : 70%
No : 9.2%
Do you think there are good career opportunities available in the country right now?
Yes : 32.67%
No : 50.3%
Which of the following do you consider the most important?
Salary : 7.6%
Type of job : 24.7%
Working environment: 61.8%
