Table 1.

Distribution of participants by socio-demographic factors (n=426)

Variable	Sub-group	Frequency	Percentage
Age groups (years)	20-29	149	35.0
	30-39	148	34.7
	40-49	82	19.3
	50-59	47	11.0
Marital status	Married	330	77.5
	Never married	67	15.7
	Widow/divorced	29	6.8
Number of family members	<=5	244	57.3
	>5	182	42.7
Type of family	Nuclear family	227	53.3
	Extended family	199	46.7
Educational qualification	Illiterate	63	14.8
	Upto middle school certificate	28	6.6
	High school certificate	177	41.5
	Above high school certificate	158	37.1
Occupation	Homemaker only	304	71.4
	Working outside	122	28.6
Socio-economic status (n=386)*	Upper middle class	97	25.1
	Lower mddle class	163	42.2
	Upper lower class	126	32.7

*Income not reported by 40 participants