Table 1. Descriptive statistics of beedi rollers in selected rural areas of Dakshina Kannada district, Karnataka, India, April-Sept 2016 (N = 365).
| Study variable | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||
| 20–30 | 74 | 20.3 |
| 31–40 | 69 | 18.9 |
| 41–50 | 130 | 35.6 |
| 51–60 | 48 | 13.2 |
| >60 | 44 | 12.1 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 27 | 7.4 |
| Female | 338 | 92.6 |
| Economic status | ||
| Below poverty line | 311 | 85.2 |
| Above poverty line | 54 | 14.8 |
| Ocular symptoms | ||
| Blurred vision | 106 | 29 |
| Headache | 42 | 11.5 |
| Irritation | 25 | 6.8 |
| Watering | 21 | 5.8 |
| Eye pain | 6 | 1.6 |
| Redness | 4 | 1.1 |
| Giddiness | 4 | 1.1 |
| Discharge | 2 | 0.5 |
| Systemic co-morbidities | ||
| Hypertension | 33 | 9 |
| Diabetes Mellitus | 12 | 3.3 |
| Tobacco consumption (in any form) | 17 | 4.7 |