Table 2.
Comparison of demographic profile
| Variable | 1994 survey (n=1100) |
2014 survey (n=2732) |
p Value |
| Age (years) | 0.019* | ||
| 30–50 | 632 (57.4%) | 1552 (56.8%) | 0.713 |
| 51–70 | 400 (36.4%) | 938 (34.3%) | 0.226 |
| ≥71 | 68 (6.2%) | 242 (8.9%) | 0.005 |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 623 (56.6%) | 1284 (47%) | <0.001 |
| Female | 477 (43.4%) | 1448 (53%) | |
| Religion | 0.016* | ||
| Hindu | 110 (10%) | 206 (7.5%) | 0.012 |
| Sikh | 970 (88.2%) | 2466 (90.3%) | 0.058 |
| Muslim | 19 (1.7%) | 60 (2.2%) | 0.333 |
| Others | 1 (0.1%) | ||
| Caste | <0.001* | ||
| Non-scheduled | 864 (78.5%) | 1964 (71.9%) | <0.001 |
| Scheduled | 182 (16.5%) | 700 (25.6%) | <0.001 |
| Others | 54 (4.9%) | 68 (2.5%) | <0.001 |
| Education | <0.001* | ||
| Uneducated | 689 (62.6%) | 811 (29.7%) | <0.001 |
| Primary | 188 (17.1%) | 592 (21.7%) | 0.001 |
| Middle | 180 (16.4%) | 644 (23.6%) | <0.001 |
| Secondary | 15 (1.4%) | 453 (16.6%) | <0.001 |
| Graduate and above | 28 (2.5%) | 232 (8.5%) | <0.001 |
| Alcohol user | 218 (19.8%) | 388 (14.2%) | <0.001 |
*Overall Χ2 value.