Table 1.
(Demographic table): Sociodemographic features of population of the survey.
| Characteristics | Level | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Age (Years) | ≤30 | 3,394 (46.18) |
| 31–50 | 3,069 (41.76) | |
| >50 | 887 (12.07) | |
| Total | 7,350 (100.00) | |
| Gender | Male | 4,819 (65.59) |
| Female | 2,528 (34.41) | |
| Total | 7,347 (100.00) | |
| Marital Status | Married | 4,985 (67.76) |
| Unmarried | 2,214 (30.09) | |
| Divorced/widowed/separated | 158 (2.15) | |
| Total | 7,357 (100.00) | |
| Education (Years of schooling) | No or primary education (≤5) | 1,296 (17.62) |
| Secondary or equivalent (≤10) | 1,762 (23.95) | |
| Higher secondary or diploma (≤12) | 1,612 (21.91) | |
| Graduate (≤17) | 1,895 (25.76) | |
| Postgraduate (≥18) | 792 (10.77) | |
| Total | 7,357 (100.00) | |
| Occupation | Service Holder† | 2,877 (39.16) |
| Businessperson | 1,324 (18.02) | |
| Student | 1,262 (17.18) | |
| Others‡ | 1,884 (25.64) | |
| Total | 7,347 (100.00) | |
| Health Care Worker | No | 6,380 (86.72) |
| Yes | 977 (13.28) | |
| Total | 7,357 (100.00) | |
| Monthly income (BDT) | ≤20000 | 4,162 (56.76) |
| 20001–40000 | 2,080 (28.36) | |
| ≥40001 | 1,091 (14.88) | |
| Total | 7,333 (100.00) | |
| Residence | Rural | 1,979 (26.91) |
| Semi-urban | 1,164 (15.83) | |
| Urban | 4,212 (57.27) | |
| Total | 7,355 (100.00) | |
| Family size | Small (≤4) | 3,466 (47.43) |
| Large (≥5) | 3,841 (52.57) | |
| Total | 7,307 (100.00) | |
| Division | Barisal | 690 (9.38) |
| Chattogram | 990 (13.46) | |
| Dhaka | 2,519 (34.24) | |
| Khulna | 721 (9.80) | |
| Mymensingh | 718 (9.76) | |
| Rajshahi | 583 (7.92) | |
| Rangpur | 505 (6.86) | |
| Sylhet | 631 (8.58) | |
| Total | 7,357 (100.00) |
†
Government and private jobholders.
‡
Others including farmers, day laborers, rickshaw pullers, van drivers, auto drivers, independent workers, homemakers, retired, and unemployed.