Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of study participants
| Variables | Total | Rural (N= 42) | Urban (N= 58) |
| Age category | Mean= 38, SD= 12 | Mean=36.79,SD= 13.4 | Mean=39,SD=10.9 |
| 18– 27 years | 21 | 11(52.4%) | 10(47.6%) |
| 28–37 years | 23 | 12(52.2%) | 11(47.8%) |
| 38–47 years | 31 | 7(22.6%) | 24(77.4%) |
| 48–57 years | 20 | 10(50.0%) | 10(50.0%) |
| 58–67 years | 5 | 2(40.0%) | 3(60.0%) |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 77 | 28(36%) | 49(64%) |
| Male | 23 | 14(61%) | 9(39%) |
| Type of family | |||
| Joint | 25 | 16(64%) | 9(36%) |
| Nuclear | 75 | 26(35%) | 49(65%) |
| Total number of household members | Mean= 4.1, SD= 1.6 | Mean= 4.5, SD= 2.1 | Mean= 3.9, SD=1 |
| ≤4 | 70 | 24(34%) | 46 (66%) |
| >4 | 30 | 18 (60%) | 12 (40%) |
| Annual income household | |||
| ≤ 1,00,000 | 23 | 22(96%) | 1(4%) |
| 1,00,001–5,00,000 | 38 | 13(34%) | 25(66%) |
| 5,00,001–10,00,000 | 19 | 4(21%) | 15(79%) |
| ≥10,00,001 | 20 | 3(15%) | 17(85%) |
| Marital Status | |||
| Married | 71 | 24(34%) | 47(66%) |
| Single | 17 | 10(59%) | 7(41%) |
| Widow/widower | 8 | 5(62.5%) | 3(37.5%) |
| Divorced/separated | 4 | 3(75%) | 1(25%) |
| Education status | |||
| No schooling/no formal education | 19 | 14(74%) | 5(26%) |
| Primary (1–5), middle (6–8), high (9–10) |
18 | 9(50%) | 9(50%) |
| intermediate (11–12), some college, Post high school diploma but no college |
40 | 16(40%) | 24(60%) |
| Graduate or Postgraduate | 23 | 3(13%) | 20(87%) |
| Self-occupation (N= 99) | |||
| Skilled | 28 | 13(46%) | 15(54%) |
| Unemployed | 60 | 17(28%) | 43(72%) |
| Unskilled | 11 | 11(100%) | |
| Partners occupation (N= 69) | |||
| Skilled | 45 | 9(20%) | 36(80%) |
| Unemployed | 17 | 8(47%) | 9(53%) |
| Unskilled | 7 | 7(100%) |