Table 1.

Details of respondents interviewed in the present study.

	Groups	Participants
Respondents Interviewed	Shopkeepers	13
	Farmers	82
	Daily wage laborer	21
	Hotel owners	15
	Museum owners	2
	Housewives	52
	Govt. employees	23
	Amchis	21
	Herders	24
	Hunters	16
Age group	25–45	33
	46–65	128
	65–88	106
Gender	Male	208
	Female	61
Education qualification	5th grade pass	37
	8th grade pass	21
	10th grade pass	15
	12th grade pass	14
	Graduate and above	8
	Illiterate	174
Religion	Buddhist	178
Number	Muslim	91