Table 1.
Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the study participants
| Characteristics | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | |
| <18 | 5 (4.2) |
| 18-25 | 14 (11.7) |
| 26-35 | 16 (13.3) |
| 36-45 | 16 (13.3) |
| 46-60 | 40 (33.3) |
| >60 | 29 (24.2) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 65 (54.2) |
| Female | 55 (45.8) |
| Educational status | |
| Illiterate | 12 (10.0) |
| Primary | 13 (10.8) |
| Middle school | 21 (17.5) |
| High school | 44 (36.7) |
| Higher secondary | 22 (18.3) |
| Graduate and above | 8 (6.7) |
| Number of members residing in household | |
| ≤5 members | 102 (85.0) |
| >5 members | 18 (15.0) |
| Socioeconomic status* | |
| Yellow (lowest) | 13 (10.8) |
| Pink | 64 (53.3) |
| Blue | 27 (22.5) |
| White (highest) | 15 (12.5) |
| No PDS card* | 1 (0.8) |
| Any land owned by family | |
| Yes | 101 (84.2) |
| No | 19 (15.8) |
| Caste | |
| Schedule caste/schedule tribe | 29 (24.2) |
| Other backward caste | 60 (50.0) |
| General | 31 (25.8) |
| Religion | |
| Muslim | 13 (10.8) |
| Christian | 16 (13.3) |
| Hindu | 91 (75.8) |
| Occupation status | |
| Unemployed (including housewives) | 54 (45.0) |
| Manual labourer | 20 (16.7) |
| Skilled | 18 (15.0) |
| Shop/office | 14 (11.7) |
| Professional | 1 (0.8) |
| Student | 8 (6.7) |
| Others | 5 (4.2) |
| Place of residence | |
| Panchayat | 82 (68.3) |
| Municipality | 4 (3.3) |
| Corporation | 34 (28.3) |
*Based on PDS card issued by government for providing nutritional support. PDS=Public Distribution System