Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of population, reported separately for men and women.

	Men (N = 152)	Women (N = 397)
Age [years] ** Median (IQR)	33 (30 – 37)	28 (25 – 31)
Residency in slum [years] ** Median (IQR)	25 (7 – 33)	6 (3 – 11)
People in household Median (IQR)	5 (4 – 7)	5 (4 – 7)
People in household in paid work Median (IQR)	1 (1-2)	2 (1-2)
Children Median (IQR)	1 (1-2)	2 (1-3)
Household monthly income n (% of all respondents)
< 6,000 INR (USD 90)	15 (10)	56 (14)
≥ 6,000 INR (USD 90) & < 9,000 INR (USD 135)	54 (36)	134 (34)
≥ 9,000 INR (USD 135) & < 12,000 INR (USD 180)	39 (26)	120 (30)
≥12,000 INR (USD 180)	43 (28)	85 (22)
Types of occupation ** n (% of all respondents)
Unpaid work at home	1 (1)	329 (83)
Paid permanent job	48 (32)	11 (3)
Paid temporary/casual labour	80 (54)	42 (11)
Other	20 (13)	12 (3)
Decision maker regarding household finances a n (% of all respondents)
Man/Husband	103 (68)	229 (58)
Woman/Wife	6 (4)	36 (9)
Maternal parents	0 (0)	12 (3)
Paternal parents	41 (27)	106 (27)
Other	2 (1)	12 (3)
Completed education level n (% of all respondents)
None	1 (1)	16 (4)
Primary [1–5 years]	6 (4)	19 (5)
Secondary [6–8 years]	10 (7)	37 (9)
High School [9–10 years]	25 (17)	71 (18)
Higher Secondary [11–12 years]	84 (56)	202 (51)
University/Vocational Schooling	25 (17)	51 (13)

* p ≤ 0.01 ** p ≤ 0.001 for the difference between men and women.