Table 2.

Economic profile of study population

	Group I (n 1625)		Group II (n 398)		Total (n 2023)
	No	%	No	%	No	%
Occupation
Employed	1031	63	254	64	1285	64
Unemployed	594	37	144	36	738	36
Ownership of land
Land less	1366	84	339	85	1705	84
1-2 acres	200	12	45	11	245	12
>2 acres	59	4	14	4	73	4
House type*
Kutcha	668	41	166	42	834	41
Semi pucca	614	38	143	36	757	37
Pucca	343	21	89	22	432	21
Earning members
1	992	61	237	60	1229	61
2	477	29	132	33	609	30
≥3	156	10	29	7	185	9
Ownership of house
Rent	539	33	141	35	680	34
Own	1086	67	257	65	1343	66
No studied >8th std
1	893	55	214	54	1107	55
2	399	25	115	29	514	25
≥3	333	20	69	17	402	20
Median annual family income (Rs)	24000		26300		25000

Group I: Patients from adjacent districts, Group II: Patients from other districts

^*Kutcha = Made from mud, thatch or other low-quality materials, Semi-pucca =Using partly low-quality and partly high quality materials, Pucca = Made with high-quality materials throughout including the roof, walls and floors