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. 2014 Dec 9;2014(2):82–91. doi: 10.5339/qmj.2014.14

Table 1.

Socio-demographic characteristics of the study sample.

N = 1000 N %

Gender

Female 583 58.3

Male 417 41.7

Total 1000 100.0

Age group (years)

 < 30 498 49.9

30-39 227 22.7

40-49 177 17.7

50-59 96 9.6

Total 998 100.0

Highest level of education completed

Primary school 135 13.5

Intermediate 127 12.7

Secondary 122 12.2

University/Diploma 603 60.4

Post graduate 12 1.2

Total 999 100.0

Cigarette smoking

Non smoker 814 81.5

Ever smoked 185 18.5

Total 999 100.0

Alcohol drinking habit

Never drank alcohol 949 95.8

Ever drank alcohol 42 4.2

Total 991 100.0