Table 1. . Socioeconomic and demographic characteristics of the respondents.
| Variables | Rickshaw-Puller
N (%) |
Shop-keeper
N (%) |
Restaurant-workers
N (%) |
Total
N (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group | ||||
| 15-24 | 34 (6.10) | 91 (16.34) | 54 (9.69) | 179 (32.14) |
| 25-34 | 81 (14.54) | 67 (12.03) | 71 (12.75) | 219 (39.32) |
| 35-44 | 44 (7.90) | 25 (4.49) | 31 (5.57) | 100 (17.95) |
| 45-54 | 17 (3.05) | 6 (1.08) | 15 (2.69) | 38 (6.82) |
| 55-64 | 8 (1.44) | 3 (0.54) | 5 (0.90) | 16 (2.87) |
| 65+ | 2 (0.36) | 1 (0.18) | 2 (0.36) | 5 (0.90) |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 185 (99.46) | 190 (98.45) | 156 (87.64) | 531 (95.33) |
| Female | 1 (0.54) | 3 (1.55) | 22 (12.36) | 26 (4.67) |
| Education level | ||||
| Less than one year | 82 (44.09) | 19 (9.84) | 43 (24.16) | 144 (25.85) |
| Primary | 42 (22.58) | 63 (32.64) | 64 (35.96) | 169 (30.34) |
| Secondary | 9 (4.84) | 63 (44.56) | 29 (16.29) | 124 (22.26) |
| Higher secondary and higher | 1 (0.54) | 23 (11.92) | 7 (3.93) | 31 (5.57) |
| No education | 52 (27.96) | 2 (1.04) | 35 (19.66) | 89 (15.98) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married | 154 (82.80) | 73 (37.82) | 115 (64.61) | 342 (61.40) |
| Widowed | 1 (0.54) | - | 1 (0.56) | 2 (0.36) |
| Separated | - | - | 1 (0.56) | 1 (0.18) |
| Unmarried | 31 (16.67) | 120 (62.18) | 61 (34.27) | 212 (38.06) |
| Family size | ||||
| Children (0-14 years) | 1.82 | 1.17 | 1.40 | 1.46 |
| Adults (15 years and above) | 2.82 | 4.33 | 3.45 | 3.55 |
| Overall | 3.57 | 4.19 | 3.29 | 3.70 |
| Monthly income (US$) | 108.49 | 82.75 | 79.18 | 90.21 |
| Monthly household expenditures (US$) | 122.80 | 163.98 | 107.05 | 132.04 |
| Geographical area | ||||
| Metropolitan city | 62 (33.33) | 62 (32.12) | 60 (33.71) | 184 (33.03) |
| District town | 60 (32.26) | 61 (31.610) | 57 (32.02) | 178 (31.96) |
| Subdistrict | 64 (34.41) | 70 (36.270) | 61 (34.27) | 195 (35.01) |