Table 2.
Sociodemographic profile of the study participants.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Total number of participants | 100 |
| Sex | |
| Males | 53 |
| Females | 47 |
| Location | |
| Urban | 50 |
| Rural | 50 |
| Religion | |
| Hindu | 92 |
| Muslim | 4 |
| Christian | 2 |
| Other | 2 |
| Marital status | |
| Married—living with a life partner | 78 |
| Single—widowed or divorcee | 22 |
| Family structure | |
| Joint | 18 |
| Nuclear | 45 |
| Three-generation family | 37 |
| Mean family size (SD) | 4.79 (2.3) |
| Median family size | 5 |
| Addiction (percent) | |
| None | 73 (70.9) |
| Smoker | 12 (11.7) |
| Oral tobacco | 16 (15.5) |
| Alcohol | 0 |
| Other | 2 (1.9) |
| Education | |
| Illiterate | 10 |
| Primary/literate | 21 |
| Middle/secondary | 43 |
| High school | 4 |
| Intermediate/post-high-school diploma | 8 |
| Graduate and above | 14 |
| Occupation | |
| Currently working | 33 |
| Retired | 22 |
| Housewife | 45 |
| Monthly family income | |
| 0–2500 | 4 |
| 2500–5000 | 5 |
| 5000–10000 | 15 |
| 10000–15000 | 19 |
| 15000–20000 | 20 |
| ≥20000 | 37 |