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. 2024 Aug 22;16(8):e67508. doi: 10.7759/cureus.67508

Table 1. Demographic variables broken down by frequency and percentage .

BSc (N): BSc Nursing; DGNM: Diploma in General Nursing and Midwifery

S. No. Demographic Variables Class No. of respondents Percentage
1 Age (depicted in years) 15-20 69 34.2%
21-25 131 64.9%
25-30 1 0.5%
30-35 1 0.5%
2 Gender Male 66 32.7%
Female 136 67.3%
3 Course BSc Nursing 189 93.6%
DGNM 13 6.4%
4 Year BSc (N) 3rd year 93 46.0%
BSc (N) 4th year 96 47.5%
DGNM 2nd year 13 6.4%
5 Type of Student Accommodation Hostel 53 26.2%
Day Scholar 149 73.8%
6 Type of family Nuclear family 140 69.3%
Joint family 56 27.7%
Extended family 1 0.5%
Single parent family 5 2.5%
7 Order of child in the family First child 115 56.9%
Second child 52 25.7%
Third child 29 14.4%
Others 6 3.0%
8 Religion Hindu 116 57.4%
Christian 64 31.7%
Muslim 20 9.9%
Others 2 1.0%
9 Family Income Less than 25,000 48 23.8%
25,000 to 50,000 58 28.7%
50,000 to 75,000 31 15.3%
75,000 to 1,00,000 46 22.8%
Above 1,00,000 19 9.4%
10 Place of residence Urban 124 61.4%
Semi-Urban 37 18.3%
Rural 41 20.3%
11 Educational Background of the father No formal education 14 6.9%
Primary School Certificate 27 13.4%
High School Certificate 66 32.7%
Diploma 23 11.4%
Graduate 46 22.8%
Post Graduate 20 9.9%
Others 6 3.0%
12 Educational Background of the mother No formal education 16 7.9%
Primary School Certificate 45 22.3%
High School Certificate 66 32.7%
Diploma 13 6.4%
Graduate 35 17.3%
Post Graduate 22 10.9%
Others 5 2.5%
13 Occupation of father Unemployed 6 3.0%
Semi-skilled Worker 22 10.9%
Skilled Worker 63 31.2%
Professional 66 32.7%
Business 40 19.8%
Others 5 2.5%
14 Occupation of mother Unemployed/ Housewife 104 51.5%
Semi-skilled Worker 19 9.4%
Skilled Worker 23 11.4%
Professional 41 20.3%
Business 12 5.9%
Others 3 1.5%