Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the study sample.
| N = 1000 | N | % |
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| Gender | ||
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| Female | 583 | 58.3 |
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| Male | 417 | 41.7 |
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| Total | 1000 | 100.0 |
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| Age group (years) | ||
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| < 30 | 498 | 49.9 |
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| 30-39 | 227 | 22.7 |
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| 40-49 | 177 | 17.7 |
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| 50-59 | 96 | 9.6 |
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| Total | 998 | 100.0 |
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| Highest level of education completed | ||
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| Primary school | 135 | 13.5 |
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| Intermediate | 127 | 12.7 |
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| Secondary | 122 | 12.2 |
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| University/Diploma | 603 | 60.4 |
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| Post graduate | 12 | 1.2 |
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| Total | 999 | 100.0 |
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| Cigarette smoking | ||
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| Non smoker | 814 | 81.5 |
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| Ever smoked | 185 | 18.5 |
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| Total | 999 | 100.0 |
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| Alcohol drinking habit | ||
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| Never drank alcohol | 949 | 95.8 |
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| Ever drank alcohol | 42 | 4.2 |
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| Total | 991 | 100.0 |
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