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. 2023 Jun 23;15(6):e40864. doi: 10.7759/cureus.40864

Table 1. General characteristics of the study population (n = 403).

#Mean ± standard deviation

Variable Frequency Percentage
Age in years 24.86 ± 10.63#
Gender  Male 192 47.6
Female 211 52.4
Religion    Hindu 352 87.3
Christian 35 8.7
Muslim 16 4.0
Place of residence  Urban 323 80.1
Rural 80 19.9
Socio-economic status        Class 1 38 9.4
Class 2 48 11.9
Class 3 92 22.8
Class 4 128 31.8
Class 5 97 24.1
Frequency of driving      Almost every day 137 34.0
Few days a month 134 33.3
Few days a week 81 20.1
Few days a year 51 12.7
Type of vehicle    Two-wheelers 308 76.4
Three-wheelers 3 0.7
Four-wheelers 92 22.8