Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the respondents
| Factor | No. of respondents | Percentage (%) |
| Sex: | ||
| Male | 69 | 30.0 |
| Female | 161 | 70.0 |
| Age: | ||
| 15–30 yrs | 84 | 36.5 |
| 31–45 yrs | 107 | 46.5 |
| 46–60 yrs | 35 | 15.2 |
| 61–5 yrs | 4 | 1.7 |
| Religion: | ||
| Buddhist | 223 | 97.0 |
| Catholic | 7 | 3.0 |
| Education: | ||
| Illiterate | 10 | 4.3 |
| Primary school | 81 | 35.2 |
| Lower secondary school | 68 | 30.0 |
| Upper secondary school | 51 | 22.2 |
| University | 16 | 7.0 |
| Vocational training | 4 | 1.7 |
| Occupational: | ||
| Unemployed | 16 | 7.0 |
| Employed | 18 | 7.8 |
| Labor | 30 | 13.0 |
| Merchant | 70 | 30.4 |
| Students | 21 | 9.1 |
| Housewife | 75 | 32.6 |