Table 1.

Socio demographic characteristics of the respondents

Characteristics	Categories	Frequency n = 102	Percentage (%)
Age	< 50 years	42	41.2
	≥50 years	60	58.8
Mean age = 55.23 ± 12.39 years
Sex	Male	61	59.8
	Female	41	40.2
Ethnicity	Dalit/ Janajati	24	23.5
	Madeshi	6	5.9
	Muslim	11	10.8
	Brahmin/ Chhetry	61	59.8
Family type	Single	45	44.1
	Joint	57	55.9
Marital status	Married	100	98
	Widow	2	2
Educational status	Literate	79	77.5
	- Formal	54	68.4
	- Informal	25	31.6
	Illiterate	23	22.5
Smoking habit	Yes	19	18.6
	No	83	81.4
Alcohol consumption	Yes	29	28.4
	No	73	71.6
aType of alcohol consumption (n = 29)	Beer	13	12.7
	Wine	1	1
	Vodka	5	4.9
	Jad/rakshi	20	19.6

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