Table 2.

Respondents’ demographic profiles

No.	Variables	Villages with rabies experience (n = 150)		Villages without rabies experience (n = 150)		Total (n = 300)
		n	%	n	%	n	%
1	Sex
	▪ Male	118	79	129	86	247	82
	▪ Female	32	21	21	14	53	18
	Total	150	100	150	100	300	100
2	Age
	▪ <30 years old	18	12	7	5	25	8
	▪ 30–50 years old	83	55	97	64	180	60
	▪ >50 years old	49	33	46	31	95	32
	Total	150	100	150	100	300	100
3	Religion
	▪ Hindu	148	99	149	99	297	99
	▪ Moslem	2	1	1	1	3	1
	Total	150	100	150	100	300	100
4	Marital status
	▪ Married	140	93	147	98	287	96
	▪ Single	10	7	3	2	13	4
	Total	150	100	150	100	300	100
5	Educational background
	▪ No formal education	9	6	5	3	14	4
	▪ Elementary school (graduated)	40	27	34	23	74	25
	▪ Junior high school (graduated)	20	13	15	10	35	12
	▪ High school (graduated)	44	30	64	43	108	36
	▪ University	37	24	32	21	69	23
	Total	150	100	150	100	300	100
6	Occupation
	▪ Farmer (agricultural)	27	18	32	22	59	19
	▪ Housewife	12	8	21	14	33	11
	▪ Government officer	89	60	78	52	167	56
	▪ Works at a private company	2	1	2	1	4	1
	▪ Entrepreneur	5	3	6	4	11	4
	▪ Unemployed	15	10	11	7	26	9
	Total	150	100	150	100	300	100
7	Role in local community
	▪ Local government	46	31	50	33	96	32
	▪ Traditional leader	49	32	50	33	99	33
	▪ Part of general community	55	37	50	33	105	35
	Total	150	100	150	100	300	100