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<p>The article is a survey of the interviewers who work in the field to collect data in Nepal. The article reveals the difficulty faced by interviewers while gathering information from respondents on adolescent sexuality. It tries to accesses the quality of survey data on adolescent sexuality by talking with the field staff. (Rajeev Ranjan Singh 2006-10-07)</p>
<p>The article presents estimates of fertility trends in Nepal for the period 1977-95, derived from two national surveys: the 1991 Nepal fertility, family planning, and health survey (NFFPHS) and the 1996 Nepal family health survey (NFHS). Various fertility measures are estimated, including age-specific fertility rates (ASFRs), the total fertility rate (TFR), period parity progression ratios (PPPRs), and the total fertility rate and the total marital fertility rate derived from PPPRs (TFRp) and (TMFRp). The article concludes that fertility has been declining somewhat more slowly than commonly thought. The total fertility rate is estimated to have declined from 5.80 to 4.95 between 1977 and 1995. It declined more rapidly in urban areas than in rural areas, and more rapidly among women with more than a primary education than among women with a primary education or less.</p>
<p>The article discusses child marriage, which has existed from time immemorial in Nepal. The article tries to answer the questions - how prevalent is female child marriage in different parts of Nepal? And what are the main socioeconomic and cultural correlates of female child marriage? The study is based on district-level data from 1991. (Rajeev Ranjan Singh 2007-03-02)</p>
<p>The article examines how the various population sub-groups in Nepal, differentiated by ethnic group identification, are associated with district-level human development. It specifically examines the ways, positive or negative, and the extent (whether strongly, moderately, or weakly) that ethnic groups are associated with development. It also attempts to identify the groups that are most disadvantaged in the development processes of the country. (Rajeev Ranjan Singh 2007-02-27)</p>
<p>The article analyzes the pattern of land concentration in the 75 districts of Nepal. It examines the factors associated with the variation in land concentration. The article analyzes the relationship between land concentration and agricultural production, and highlights the policy implications of the findings. The collected data suggests that in Nepal, more equal distribution of land exists in less developed and topographically rugged districts. Conversely, more unequal distribution of land exists in socioeconomically and topographically better-off districts. (Rajeev Ranjan Singh 2007-03-05)</p>