Table 1.

Baseline Characteristics of the Study Participants (N= 2033)

Baseline characteristic	Number	Percentage
Age group (in years)
18-45	1097	54.0
46-60	595	29.3
>60	341	16.8
Gender
Males	1005	49.4
Females	1028	50.6
Religion
Hindu	1748	86.0
Muslim	207	10.2
Christian	78	03.8
Marital status
Ever Married	1765	86.8
Never married	268	13.2
Literacy status (years of schooling)
<5	400	19.6
5-10	1105	54.4
>10	528	26.0
Occupation
Professional/White collar job	123	06.1
Unskilled	909	44.7
Housewife	752	37.0
Others	249	12.2
Socio economic status
Low	786	38.7
Middle	1242	61.1
High	5	00.2