Table 1.
Social demographic distribution of the study participants (n = 1033).
| Category | Range | Number (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Age | 25–34 | 333 (32.2) |
| 35–44 | 270 (26.2) | |
| 45–54 | 239 (23.1) | |
| 55–64 | 191(18.5) | |
| Religion | Hindu | 871 (84.3) |
| Christian | 129 (12.5) | |
| Others | 33 (3.2) | |
| Education | Nil | 293 (28.4) |
| 1–5 years | 219 (21.2) | |
| 6–8 years | 191 (18.5) | |
| 9–12 years | 273 (26.4) | |
| College | 57 (5.5) | |
| Occupation | Housewife/household work | 641 (62.1) |
| Unskilled | 228 (22.1) | |
| Semi-skilled | 30 (2.9) | |
| Skilled | 45 (4.4) | |
| Clerical | 2 (0.2) | |
| Small Business owner | 66 (8.4) | |
| Professional | 21 (2.0) | |
| Socio-Economic Status | Lower | 727 (70.4) |
| Middle | 303 (29.3) | |
| Upper | 3 (0.3) | |
| Marital Status | Married | 802 (77.6) |
| Widow | 174 (16.8) | |
| Separated/Divorced | 17 (1.6) | |
| Single | 40 (4.0) | |
| Age of Marriage (n = 993) | <18 | 329 (33.1) |
| ≥18 | 664 (66.9) | |
| Age of First Child (n = 937) | ≤20 | 543 (58.0) |
| >20 | 394 (42.0) | |
| Parity | No Children | 96 (9.3) |
| 1–2 | 430 (41.7) | |
| >2 | 507 (49.0) | |