Table 2. Distribution of respondents on the basis of sociodemographic variables.
| Characteristics | Category | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sex | Male | 81 (46.55) |
| Female | 93 (53.45) | |
| 2. Age | 10-13 | 13 (7.47) |
| 14-16 | 52 (29.89) | |
| 17-19 | 109 (62.64) | |
| 3. Education | Illiterate | 2 (1.15) |
| Under SLC | 68 (39.08) | |
| SLC | 37 (21.26) | |
| Intermediate and above | 67 (38.51) | |
| 4. Marital status | Single | 167 (95.98) |
| Married | 4 (2.30) | |
| In a relationship | 3 (1.72) | |
| 5. Occupation | Unemployed | 30 (17.24) |
| Student | 120 (68.97) | |
| Labor | 4 (2.30) | |
| Semiskilled | 11 (6.32) | |
| Skilled | 9 (5.17) | |
| 6. Religion | Hindu | 117 (67.24) |
| Buddhist | 55 (31.61) | |
| Others | 2 (1.15) | |
| 7. Address | Inside KTM valley | 94 (54.02) |
| Outside KTM valley | 80(45.9) | |
| 8. SES | Low | 87 (50.00) |
| Middle | 71 (40.80) | |
| Upper | 16 (9.20) | |
| 9. Family | Nuclear | 90 (51.72) |
| Joint | 84 (48.28) | |
| 10. Family status | Both parents | 159 (91.38) |
| Single parent | 15 (8.62) | |
| 11. H/o migration | Yes | 51 (29.31) |
| No | 123 (70.69) | |
| 12. H/o abuse | Yes | 37 (21.26) |
| No | 137 (78.74) | |
| 13. H/o Substance abuse | Yes | 22 (12.64) |
| No | 152 (87.36) | |
| 14. F/H/O psychiatric | Yes | 16 (9.20) |
| illness | No | 158 (90.80) |
| 15. Stressor | Present | 76 (43.68) |
| Absent | 98 (56.32) | |
| Mean age: 16.77 years ± 1.99 | ||