Table 1.
Demographic profile of the study participants
| Characteristics | Number (%) (N = 5,690) |
| Mean age | 31 years |
| Sex | |
| Men | 3,016 (53) |
| Women | 2,674 (47) |
| Currently living in tiled-roof housing | 3,812 (67) |
| Access to potable water | 2,276 (40) |
| Migrated to find work | 1,992 (35) |
| Currently married | |
| Men | 2,353 (78)* |
| Women | 2,433 (91)** |
| All | 4,786 (84) |
| Literacy*** | |
| Men | 814 (27)* |
| Women | 802 (30)** |
| All | 1,616 (28) |
| Mean age of first marriage | Mean years (95% CI) |
| Men | 22.0 (19.5–24.5) |
| Women | 13.0 (11.2–14.7) |
| All | 15.0 (11.2–18.8) |
*Percentages are based on the total number of men in the study.
**Percentages are based on the total number of women in the study.
***Literacy as defined by census operations of India is the ability to read and write in any of the Indian languages.
CI = Confidence interval