Table 2.

Goitre rate of women by age categories, residence and physiological status

Characteristics	Categories	No. of women	Goitre rate n (%)
Age	15–24	973	360(37)
	25–34	5934	1920(32.5)
	35–49	3950	1150(29.1)
Residence	Semi-urban or urban	2431	323 (13.3) *
	Rural	8567	3134 (36.6)
Pregnant/lactating	Yes	4796	1720(36)
	No	6122	1740(28)**

* X² = 476.8, p < 0.0001

* * X² = 68.8, p < 0.0001