Table 1.
Demographic profile of respondents (N = 500).
| Variables | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| 12–19 | 119 | 24 |
| 20–30 | 152 | 30 |
| 31–45 | 126 | 25 |
| 46–55 | 83 | 17 |
| 56–Above | 20 | 4 |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 239 | 48 |
| Female | 261 | 52 |
| Family system | ||
| Nuclear | 136 | 27 |
| Joint | 364 | 73 |
| Education | ||
| Ill-Literate | 73 | 15 |
| Primary | 24 | 5 |
| Elementary | 12 | 2 |
| Matriculation | 81 | 16 |
| F.A/F.Sc | 59 | 12 |
| B.A/B.Sc | 62 | 12 |
| M.A/M.Sc | 64 | 13 |
| BS(Honors) | 104 | 21 |
| MPhil | 15 | 3 |
| PhD | 6 | 1 |
| Employment status | ||
| Employed | 289 | 57 |
| Unemployed | 211 | 42 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 237 | 47 |
| Unmarried | 172 | 34 |
| Separation | 40 | 8 |
| Widow | 36 | 7 |
| Divorced | 15 | 3 |
| Family Income | ||
| Less than 20000 | 79 | 16 |
| 20000–40000 | 228 | 46 |
| 41000–60000 | 106 | 21 |
| Above 60000 | 87 | 17 |
| Residential area | ||
| Urban | 228 | 46 |
| Rural | 272 | 54 |