Table 1.
Characteristic of study participants enrolled in the study by age groups.
| Age groups (years) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covariates |
18–39 years (n = 273) |
40–59 years (n = 162) |
60+ years (n = 65) |
Total (500) |
| Gender | ||||
| Female | 125 (45.8) | 84 (51.8) | 30 (46.2) | 239 (47.8) |
| Male | 148 (54.2) | 78 (48.1) | 35 (53.9) | 261 (52.2) |
| Residence | ||||
| Urban | 139 (50.9) | 76 (46.9) | 38 (58.5) | 253 (50.6) |
| Rural | 134 (49.1) | 86 (53.1) | 27 (41.5) | 247 (49.4) |
| Caste | ||||
| Schedule caste/scheduled tribe | 42 (15.4) | 15 (9.3) | 7 (10.8) | 64 (12.8) |
| General | 231 (84.6) | 147 (90.7) | 58 (89.3) | 436 (87.2) |
| Religion | ||||
| Hindu | 260 (95.2) | 155 (95.7) | 61 (93.9) | 476 (95.2) |
| Non-Hindu | 13 (04.8) | 7 (04.3) | 4 (6.2) | 24 (4.8) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Currently not married | 139 (50.9) | 12 (07.4) | 11 (16.9) | 162 (32.4) |
| Currently married | 134 (49.1) | 150 (92.6) | 54 (83.1) | 338 (67.6) |
| Education | ||||
| Not educated | 14 (05.1) | 24 (14.8) | 12 (18.5) | 50 (10.0) |
| Up to primary | 34 (12.5) | 34 (20.9) | 18 (27.7) | 886 (17.2) |
| Up to high/senior secondary | 80 (29.3) | 51 (31.5) | 13 (20.0) | 144 (28.8) |
| Graduation and above | 145 (53.1) | 53 (32.7) | 22 (33.9) | 220 (44.0) |
| Occupation | ||||
| Regular/salaried/business | 68 (24.9) | 39 (24.1) | 14 (21.5) | 121 (24.2) |
| Casual laborers | 33 (12.1) | 27 (16.7) | 8 (12.3) | 68 (13.6) |
| Others* | 115 (42.1) | 73 (45.1) | 26 (40.0) | 214 (42.8) |
| Unemployment | 57 (20.9) | 23 (14.2) | 17 (26.2) | 97 (19.4) |
| Eligible for social security | ||||
| No | 194 (71.1) | 123 (75.9) | 54 (83.1) | 371 (74.2) |
| Yes | 79 (28.94) | 39 (24.1) | 11 (16.9) | 129 (25.8) |
*
Represents students and housewives.