Table 1. Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents (n=640) .
Variables | No. (%) |
Gender | |
Male | 300 (46.9) |
Female | 340 (53.1) |
Age | |
6-14 | 79 (12.3) |
15-24 | 103 (16.1) |
25-44 | 234 (36.6) |
45-70 | 224 (35) |
Educational status | |
Illiterate | 102 (15.9) |
Primary school | 177 (27.7) |
Secondary school | 118 (18.4) |
High school | 150 (23.4) |
University | 93 (14.6) |
Occupation | |
Employee | 45 (7) |
Worker | 25 (4.1) |
House keeper | 231 (36.1) |
Self-employment | 140 (21.9) |
Student | 138 (21.6) |
Retired | 34 (5.2) |
Unemployment | 27 (4.1) |
Residential area | |
Urban | 270 (42) |
Rural | 370 (58) |