[Table/Fig-4]:

Association between risk level ofhazardous and harmful use of alcohol among the study population with various socio demographic factors. (n=99)

	Risk Level
Socio Demographic Factors	Zone-I	Zone-II/ III / IV	Total	p-value
Age
Less than 40 yrs	41	21	62	0.232
More than or equals to 40 yrs	20	17	37
Gender
Men	19	35	54	0.000*
Women	42	3	45
Employment Status
Unemployed	16	4	20	0.074
Employed	45	34	79
Education
Illiterate	13	11	24	0.389
Literate	48	27	75
Prasad’s Socio Economic Status
“Lower” and “Lower middle”	42	23	65	0.396
“Upper” and “Upper middle” and “Middle”	19	15	34

* Statistically significant association (χ² = 32.675, p<0.05, α= 5%, df-1).