Table 1.
Socio-demographic sample characteristics
| Bengaluru | Mumbai | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Percent (n) | Percent (n) | χ2 | |
| Gender | 0.07 | ||
| Male | 51.9 (275) | 51.1 (279) | |
| Female | 48.1 (255) | 48.9 (267) | |
| Religion | 83.28*** | ||
| Hindu | 88.1 (467) | 71.1 (388) | |
| Muslim | 6.6 (35) | 11.9 (65) | |
| Christian | 4.7 (25) | 3.5 (19) | |
| Buddhista | 0.0 (0) | 9.3 (51) | |
| Other | 0.6 (3) | 4.2 (23) | |
| Highest Education | 38.84*** | ||
| ≤10 years | 60.8 (322) | 41.8 (228) | |
| >10 years | 39.2 (208) | 58.2 (318) | |
| ≤4 years education | 16.2 (86) | 4.6 (25) | 39.44*** |
| Marital status | 8.62* | ||
| Currently married | 75.1 (398) | 69.7 (380) | |
| Never married | 20.4 (108) | 27.5 (150) | |
| Other | 4.5 (24) | 2.8 (16) | |
| Mean age (range) | 32.3 (18–70) | 32.1 (18–66) | 0.39b |
| Mean monthly income (range) | Rs 12,692 (500–500,000) | Rs 18,523 (700–500,000) | −2.96b** |
aLikely “Ambedkar Buddhists”
b t-Value
* P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001