[Table/Fig-2]:
Demographic characteristics and literacy levels of the study participants [n=200]
| Demographic characteristics | Literacy scores | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower literacy (%) (Scores 0-60) | Higher literacy (%) (Scores 61-66) | ||
| Gender | |||
| Male | 92(80) | 23(20) | 115 |
| Female | 62(72.9) | 23(27.1) | 85 |
| Religion | |||
| Hindu | 118(75.6) | 38(24.4) | 156 |
| Muslim | 15(93.8) | 1(6.3) | 16 |
| Christian | 21(75) | 7(25) | 28 |
| Age | |||
| 25 or less | 36(59) | 25(41)* | 61 |
| 26-45 | 82(83.7) | 16(16.3) | 98 |
| 46 or more | 36(87.8) | 5(12.2) | 41 |
| Medium of education | |||
| Kannada | 71(93.4) | 5(6.6) | 76 |
| English | 47(56.6) | 36(43.4)* | 83 |
| Malayalam | 25(92.6) | 2(7.4) | 27 |
| Others | 11(78.6) | 3(21.4) | 14 |
| Education level | |||
| PG & Science graduates | 62(63.3) | 36(36.7)* | 98 |
| Others# | 92(90.2) | 10(9.8) | 102 |
| Family physician | |||
| Present | 60(65.9) | 31(34.1) | 91 |
| Not present | 94(86.2) | 15(13.8) | 109 |
*p=0.001
#Others include-non-science graduates, studied up to P.U.C and ten or less than ten years of schooling