Table 2.
Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants
| Characteristics | Number | % |
|---|---|---|
| Presently living with | ||
| Coworkers | 237 | 48.1 |
| Alone | 104 | 21.1 |
| Relatives | 49 | 9.9 |
| Family | 86 | 17.4 |
| Parents | 17 | 3.5 |
| Job | ||
| Rickshaw puller | 101 | 20.5 |
| Van puller | 127 | 25.8 |
| Street seller | 150 | 30.4 |
| Assistant | 79 | 16.0 |
| Labor | 27 | 5.5 |
| Rag picker | 9 | 1.8 |
| Marital status | ||
| Unmarried | 171 | 34.7 |
| Married | 212 | 43.0 |
| Divorced | 38 | 7.7 |
| Separated | 54 | 11.2 |
| Widowed | 18 | 3.6 |
| Frequency of visiting home town in past year | ||
| 1–2 Times | 224 | 45.4 |
| 3–4 Times | 169 | 34.3 |
| 5–6 Times | 59 | 12.0 |
| >6 Times | 13 | 2.6 |
| Never | 28 | 5.7 |
| Income (rupees/week) | ||
| 0–299 | 95 | 19.3 |
| 300–399 | 160 | 32.5 |
| 400–499 | 144 | 29.2 |
| 500 And above | 94 | 19.1 |