Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of study respondents by sector

	Total	City	Construction sites	Village	Slums	P*
	(N = 119) %	(N =30) %	(N =30) %	(N =29) %	(N =30) %
Age
Mean (SD), in years	37 (14.7)	46 (14.8)	29 (9.3)	38 (17.2)	35 (11.6)	<0.001
Gender
Male	55	33	83	66	40	<0.001
Female	45	67	17	34	60
Education
≤ Secondary	73	47	93	69	84	<0.001
> Secondary	27	53	7	31	17
Occupation
Daily wage worker	30	0	87	28	7	<0.001
Housewife	22	27	0	21	40
Business person	19	27	0	10	40
Student	6	10	0	10	3
Other	23	36	13	31	10
Duration in Mumbai
< 5 years	7	0	23	0	3	<0.001
≥5 years	93	100	77	100	97
Total family members
1-4 persons	53	53	60	55	43	0.621
5-13 persons	47	47	40	45	57
Religion
Hindus	87	100	77	97	77	0.005
Non- Hindus	13	0	23	3	23
Economic status
Higher class and Middle class	75	93	73	21	70	<0.001
Lower class and BPL	35	7	27	79	30
Total monthly income (Rs.)
<Rs.5000	38	10	47	55	40	0.002
≥Rs.5000	62	90	53	45	60

*ANOVA or χ², as appropriate.