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. 2018 Sep 26;18(4):e00429.

Table 1. Comparison of Sample demographics between the rural and urban populations and men and women .

Demographics Men, n=1000 Women, n=1000 Urban, n=1000 Rural, n=1000
n % n % n % n %
Age (yr)
35-40 214 21.4 266 26.6 212 21.2 268 26.8
41-45 168 16.8 185 18.5 179 17.9 174 17.4
46-50 198 19.8 204 20.4 197 19.7 205 20.5
51-55 216 21.6 211 21.1 223 22.3 204 20.4
56-59 204 20.4 134 13.4 189 18.9 149 14.9
Educational level
None 47 4.7 42 4.2 25 2.5 64 6.4
Elementary 551 55.1 539 53.9 526 52.6 564 56.4
Middle school 125 12.5 150 15.0 133 13.3 142 14.2
High school or certificate 157 15.7 124 12.4 149 14.9 132 13.2
Associate degree 50 5.0 51 5.1 58 5.8 43 4.3
Bachelor's degree or higher 70 7.0 94 9.4 109 10.9 55 5.5
Occupation
Agricultural 363 36.3 314 31.4 325 32.5 352 35.2
Shopkeeper 219 21.9 223 22.3 115 11.5 327 32.7
Government official 82 8.2 85 8.5 88 8.8 79 7.9
Employee or workers 105 10.5 117 11.7 163 16.3 59 5.9
Not in paid employment 231 23.1 261 26.1 309 30.9 183 18.3
Time couples married/cohabiting (yr)
0-5 84 8.4 78 7.8 49 4.9 113 11.3
6-10 109 10.9 112 11.2 89 8.9 132 13.2
11-15 122 12.2 137 13.7 138 13.8 121 12.1
16-20 145 14.5 151 15.1 168 16.8 128 12.8
21-25 190 19.0 184 18.4 186 18.6 188 18.8
26-30 181 18.1 168 16.8 207 20.7 142 14.2
>30 169 16.9 170 17.0 163 16.3 176 17.6