Table 1. General characteristics of the participants (N = 1,603).
| Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (mean ± standard deviation) | 23.84 ± 5.93 (years) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 891 (55.58) |
| Female | 712 (44.42) |
| Marital status | |
| Unmarried | 1263 (78.79) |
| Married | 331 (20.65) |
| Divorced/ widowed | 9 (0.56) |
| Education | |
| Below college (< 11 grades) | 89 (5.55) |
| College (11–12 grades) | 320 (19.96) |
| University/ above | 1194 (74.49) |
| Monthly family income | |
| < 15,000 BDT | 368 (22.96) |
| 15,000–30,000 BDT | 556 (34.68) |
| > 30,000 BDT | 679 (42.36) |
| Occupation | |
| Student | 1197 (74.67) |
| Housewife | 64 (3.99) |
| Employee | 207 (12.91) |
| Businessman | 63 (3.93) |
| Unemployed | 59 (3.68) |
| Others | 13 (0.81) |
| Family type | |
| Nuclear | 1214 (75.73) |
| Joint | 389 (24.27) |
| Residence | |
| Rural | 292 (18.22) |
| Urban | 1311 (81.78) |
| Division | |
| Dhaka | 733 (45.73) |
| Chattogram | 226 (14.1) |
| Rajshahi | 115 (7.17) |
| Khulna | 157 (9.79) |
| Barishal | 133 (8.3) |
| Sylhet | 33 (2.06) |
| Rangpur | 145 (9.05) |
| Mymensingh | 61 (3.81) |
| Living periods | |
| < 2 years | 241 (15.03) |
| 2–5 years | 248 (15.47) |
| > 5 years | 1114 (69.49) |
| Fuel types | |
| Wooden stick | 297 (18.53) |
| Kerosene/ oil | 19 (1.19) |
| Gas | 1203 (75.05) |
| Electricity | 84 (5.24) |