Table 1. Socio-demographic profile of all the screened household members (n= 997).
| Characteristics | Frequency n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age group | |
| Adult | 793 (79.5) |
| Elderly | 204 (20.5) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 463 (46.4) |
| Female | 534 (53.6) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 753 (75.5) |
| Unmarried | 150 (15) |
| Widow | 94 (9.5) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Brahmin | 413 (41.4) |
| Chhetri | 173 (17.4) |
| Dalit | 88 (8.8) |
| Gurung | 181 (18.2) |
| Others | 142 (14.2) |
| Educational status | |
| Illiterate | 409 (41) |
| Primary education | 158 (15.8) |
| Secondary education | 240 (24.1) |
| Higher education | 190 (19.1) |
| Occupational status | |
| Employed in the Service Sector | 260 (26.1) |
| Agriculture | 286 (28.7) |
| Unemployed | 308 (30.9) |
| Others | 143 (14.3) |