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. 2008 Aug 22;8:294. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-8-294

Table 3.

Demographics of the participants attending first PAG meeting

Variable Manipur n = 41 Nagaland n = 33 Total n = 74
Average age (range) 33 yrs (23–46) 32 yrs (20–52) 32.5 yrs (20–52)
Average length of widowhood (range) 4.5 yrs (3 mth-12.8 yrs) 4.2 yrs (1 mth-11 yrs) 4.3 yrs (1 mth-12.8 yrs)
Average no. children (range) 2.2 (1–4) 2.7 (0–7) 2.4 (0–7)
Ethnicity – n (%)
 Naga 2 (5) 26 (79) 28 (38)
 Meitei 26 (63) 0 26 (35)
 Other 11 (27) 7 (21) 18(24)
 Missing 2 (5) 0 2 (3)
Religion – n (%)
 Christian 14 (34) 30 (91) 44 (59)
 Hindu 25 (61) 2 (6) 27 (37)
 Muslim 0 1 (3) 1 (1)
 Missing 2 (5) 0 2 (3)
Employment – n (%)
 Employed 2 (5) 10 (30) 12 (16)
 Unemployed 37 (90) 23 (70) 60 (81)
 Missing 2 (5) 0 2 (3)
Education – n (%)
 None - 7 (21) 7 (9)
 Primary 5 (12) 1 (3) 6 (8)
 Secondary 15 (37) 24 (73) 39 (53)
 Tertiary 21 (51) 1 (3) 22 (30)