Table 1.
Distribution of Study population based on socio demographic variables
| Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| 15-20 | 14 | 9.0% |
| 21-30 | 35 | 22.6% |
| 31-40 | 44 | 28.4% |
| 41-50 | 39 | 25.2% |
| 51-60 | 12 | 7.7% |
| 61-70 | 8 | 5.2% |
| 71-80 | 2 | 1.3% |
| 81-90 | 1 | 0.6% |
| Total | 155 | 100.0% |
| Occupation | ||
| Cook | 2 | 1.3% |
| Doctor | 1 | 0.6% |
| Farmer | 1 | 0.6% |
| House wife | 106 | 68.4% |
| Service | 9 | 5.8% |
| Labor | 7 | 4.5% |
| Nurse | 2 | 1.3% |
| Pharmacist | 1 | 0.6% |
| Student | 20 | 12.9% |
| Tailor | 2 | 1.3% |
| Teacher | 4 | 2.6% |
| Total | 155 | 100.0% |
| Place of residence | ||
| Rural | 123 | 79.4% |
| Urban | 32 | 20.6% |
| Total | 155 | 100.0% |
| Educational qualification | ||
| Uneducated | 26 | 16.8% |
| Primary | 33 | 21.3% |
| Secondary | 45 | 29.0% |
| H.S. | 31 | 20.0% |
| Graduate | 13 | 8.4% |
| Post-graduate | 7 | 4.5% |
| Total | 155 | 100.0% |
| Monthly income | ||
| <2000 | 5 | 3.2% |
| 2000 to <5000 | 22 | 14.2% |
| 5000 to <10000 | 26 | 16.8% |
| 10000 to 15000 | 20 | 12.9% |
| >15000 | 82 | 52.9% |
| Total | 155 | 100.0% |
*Distribution of various sociodemographic and socioeconomic variables with smokeless tobacco consumption habits