Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of the sample (Pakistan, 2012–2013)
| Characteristic | n (total=151) | % |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 82 | 54 |
| Female | 69 | 46 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Punjabi | 64 | 42 |
| Urdu speaking/Mohajir | 47 | 31 |
| Pakhtun/Pathan | 23 | 15 |
| Baloch | 6 | 4 |
| Sindhi | 4 | 3 |
| Saraiki | 4 | 3 |
| Hindko | 2 | 1 |
| Other | 1 | 1 |
| Age (years) | ||
| Young adults (18–34) | 126 | 83 |
| Middle age group (35–54) | 22 | 15 |
| Older adults (55–65) | 3 | 2 |
| Education level | ||
| Low (up to 8 years of formal education) | 15 | 10 |
| Middle (up to 12 years of formal education) | ||
| Matric/secondary (10 years of formal education) | 20 | 13 |
| Diploma/certificate | 5 | 3 |
| Intermediate/higher secondary (12 years of formal education) | 24 | 16 |
| High | ||
| Tertiary bachelor’s degree | 41 | 27 |
| Master’s degree | 41 | 27 |
| Doctoral degree | 5 | 3 |
| Occupation | ||
| Managers | 11 | 7 |
| Professionals | 35 | 23 |
| Technicians/trade workers | 7 | 5 |
| Service workers and shop and market sale workers | 10 | 7 |
| Clerical and administrative workers | 5 | 3 |
| Crafts and related trades workers | 5 | 3 |
| Machinery operators/drivers | 2 | 1 |
| Elementary unskilled professions/labourers | 12 | 8 |
| Students | 33 | 22 |
| Housewives | 11 | 7 |
| Not employed/not working for pay/jobless/retired | 6 | 4 |
| Did not respond | 14 | 9 |
| Pregnant | ||
| Yes | 1 | 1 |
| No/not applicable | 150 | 99 |