Table 1.
Males (n 493) | Females (n 506) | |||
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Socio-economic variable/category | n | % | n | % |
MPCI (INR) | ||||
250–1000 | 166 | 33·7 | 218 | 43·1 |
1001–1500 | 127 | 25·7 | 124 | 24·5 |
1501–2000 | 85 | 17·3 | 87 | 17·2 |
2001 or above | 115 | 23·3 | 77 | 15·2 |
Education | ||||
Non-literate | 113 | 22·9 | 243 | 48·0 |
Can sign only | 10 | 2·2 | 4 | 0·8 |
Primary | 126 | 25·6 | 117 | 23·1 |
Secondary | 158 | 32·0 | 110 | 21·7 |
Higher secondary | 47 | 9·5 | 21 | 4·2 |
Graduate or above | 39 | 7·9 | 11 | 2·2 |
Occupation | ||||
Labourer | 143 | 29·0 | 24 | 4·7 |
Rickshaw puller | 40 | 8·1 | – | – |
Mason/wall painting | 49 | 9·9 | – | – |
Bus/truck driver | 31 | 6·3 | – | – |
Street hawker | 15 | 3·0 | 3 | 0·6 |
Tailor/carpenter | 9 | 1·8 | 4 | 0·8 |
Cook/housemaid | 11 | 2·2 | 165 | 32·6 |
Small entrepreneur | 72 | 14·6 | 20 | 4·0 |
Service | 29 | 5·9 | 18 | 3·5 |
Student/unemployed/homemaker (females) | 87 | 17·6 | 268 | 53·0 |
Retired | 7 | 1·4 | 4 | 0·8 |
MCPI, monthly per capita income; INR, Indian rupees.