TABLE 1.
Demographie background of alcohol dependent subjects (all figures in percentage)
| Variablesz |
Bhattacharyya et al (n=204) |
Saldhana & Goel (n=115) |
Chaudhury et al (n=100) |
Raju et al (n=173) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Source of sample | All India | Western & Northern Command | Eastern Command | Southern Command |
| Service | ||||
| Army | 55.82 | 63.48 | 69 | 69.36 |
| Air Force | 32.35 | 20.8 | 8 | 17.34 |
| Navy | 11.76 | − | − | 6.35 |
| GREF | − | 14.78 | 23 | − |
| Rank | ||||
| Officer | 22.06 | − | 4 | 10.40 |
| JCO | 14.71 | 8.69 | 12 | 13.8 |
| NCO | 63.24* | 66.08 | 47 | 54.33 |
| Sepoy | − | 25.2 | 37 | 21.38** |
| Religion | ||||
| Hindu | 67.65 | − | 79 | 92.48 |
| Sikh | 14.70 | − | 14 | 3.47 |
| Christian | 17.65 | − | 5 | 2.31 |
| Muslim | − | − | 2 | 1.73 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 85.29 | − | 93 | − |
| Unmarried | 13.24 | − | 7 | − |
| Widower | 1.47 | − | − | − |
*
NCOs and sepoys clubbed together;
**
12.21% of the OR are tradesmen