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. 2012 Feb 15;9(2):564–578. doi: 10.3390/ijerph9020564

Table 1.

Sample characteristics by state and urban/rural area.

Variables Maharashtra Bihar Overall N (%)
Urban N (%) Rural N (%) Total N (%) Urban N (%) Rural N (%) Total N (%)
46 (40.4) 68 (59.6) 114 (45.8) 23 (17.0) 112 (83.0) 135 (54.2) 249 (100.0)
Sex
Male 44 (95.7) 63 (92.6) 107 (93.9) 18 (78.3) 60 (53.6) 78 (57.8) 185 (74.3)
Female 2 (4.3) 5 (7.4) 7 (6.1) 5 (21.7) 52 (46.4) 57 (42.2) 64 (25.7)
Age group
18–24 4 (8.7) 2 (2.9) 6 (5.3) 2 (8.7) 5 (4.5) 7 (5.2) 13 (5.2)
25–39 14 (30.4) 9 (13.2) 23 (20.2) 2 (8.7) 39 (34.8) 41 (30.4) 64 (25.7)
40–54 11 (23.9) 36 (52.9) 47 (41.2) 7 (30.4) 34 (30.4) 41 (30.4) 88 (35.3)
55+ 17 (37.0) 21 (30.9) 38 (33.3) 12 (52.5) 34 (30.4) 46 (34.1) 84 (33.7)
Education level
Low 11 (23.9) 54 (79.4) 65 (57.0) 6 (26.1) 80 (72.1) 86 (64.2) 151 (60.9)
Middle 28 (60.9) 12 (17.6) 40 (35.1) 11 (47.8) 21 (18.9) 32 (23.9) 72 (29.0)
High 17 (37.0) 2 (2.9) 9 (7.9) 6 (26.1) 10 (9.0) 16 (11.9) 25 (10.1)
Income level
Low 21 (46.7) 61 (89.7) 82 (72.6) 7 (33.3) 90 (81.8) 97 (74.0) 179 (73.4)
Middle 14 (31.1) 7 (10.3) 21 (18.6) 9 (42.9) 16 (14.5) 25 (19.1) 46 (18.9)
High 10 (22.2) 0 (0.0) 10 (8.8) 5 (23.8) 4 (3.6) 9 (6.9) 19 (7.8)