Table 1.
Characteristics of study participants.
| n | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female | 500 | 50.0 |
| Male | 500 | 50.0 | |
| Generation | Gen X (41–50 y/o) | 100 | 10.0 |
| Millennial (26–40 y/o) | 450 | 45.0 | |
| Gen Z (18–25 y/o) | 450 | 45.0 | |
| City | Bangalore | 250 | 25.0 |
| Delhi/NCR | 250 | 25.0 | |
| Kolkata | 250 | 25.0 | |
| Mumbai | 250 | 25.0 | |
| Education level of chief wage earner |
Graduate/Postgraduate: Professional | 308 | 30.8 |
| Graduate/Postgraduate: General | 469 | 46.9 | |
| Some College (including Diploma) but not Grad | 122 | 12.2 | |
| SSC/HSC | 59 | 5.9 | |
| School—5–9 years | 18 | 1.8 | |
| Literate but no formal schooling/school—up to 4 years | 8 | 0.8 | |
| Illiterate | 16 | 1.6 |
Abbreviations: Gen—generation; SSC/HSC—secondary school certificate/high school certificate; y/o—years old.