Table 1.
Socio-demographic Characteristics of the Study Participants (n = 980).
| Characteristics | Frequency (%) | |
| Age in years | 18–45 | 427 (43.57) |
| 46–60 | 553 (56.43) | |
| Religion | Hindu | 820 (83.67) |
| Muslim | 123 (12.55) | |
| Christian | 37 (3.78) | |
| Marital status | Unmarried | 64 (6.53) |
| Currently married | 678 (69.18) | |
| Separated/divorced/widowed | 238 (24.29) | |
| Literacy status | Illiterate | 95 (9.69) |
| 1–4 years of schooling | 102 (10.41) | |
| 5–10 years of schooling | 504 (51.43) | |
| Above 10 years of schooling | 279 (28.47) | |
| Occupation | Professional/white collar/skilled | 66 (6.73) |
| Semi-skilled/unskilled | 152 (15.51) | |
| Homemaker | 687 (70.11) | |
| Student/unemployed/retired | 75 (7.65) | |
| Type of family | Nuclear | 370 (37.76) |
| Three generation | 206 (21.02) | |
| Joint | 404 (41.22) | |
| Socioeconomic status | Upper class (I) | 91 (9.29) |
| Upper middle class (II) | 359 (36.63) | |
| Middle class (III) | 376 (38.37) | |
| Upper lower class (IV) | 141 (14.38) | |
| Lower class (V) | 13 (1.33) | |
| Area | Urban | 265 (27.04) |
| Rural | 715 (72.96) | |