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. 2022 Mar 24;17(3):e0266028. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0266028

Table 1. Demographics of the participants.

Characteristic Total Phase 1a Phase 1b Phase 1c
N = 502 n = 212 (42.2) n = 93 (18.5) n = 197 (39.2)
Gender
    Male 277 (55.2) 99 (19.7) 75 (14.9) 103 (20.5)
    Female 225 (44.8) 113 (22.5) 18 (3.6) 94 (18.7)
Province
    Punjab 300 (59.8) 115 (22.9) 50 (10.0) 135 (26.9)
    Sindh 44 (8.8) 16 (3.2) 12 (2.4) 16 (3.2)
    Gilgit-Baltistan (GB) 3 (0.6) 1 (0.5) 2 (0.4) 0 (0.0)
    Islamabad 53 (10.6) 33 (6.6) 10 (2.0) 10 (2.0)
    Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) 40 (8.0) 9 (1.8) 8 (1.6) 23 (4.6)
    Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK) 54 (10.8) 34 (6.8) 9 (1.8) 11 (2.2)
    Baluchistan 8 (1.6) 4 (0.8) 2 (0.4) 2 (0.4)
Education
    Under matriculation 83 (16.5) 0 (0.0) 4 (0.8) 79 (15.7)
    Matriculation 43 (8.6) 1 (0.2) 2 (0.4) 40 (8.0)
    Intermediate 29 (5.8) 5 (1.0) 7 (1.4) 17 (3.4)
    Diploma 21 (4.2) 6 (1.2) 11 (2.2) 4 (0.8)
    Bachelor’s Degree 174 (34.7) 88 (17.5) 31 (6.2) 55 (11.0)
    Master’s Degree 89 (17.7) 66 (13.1) 22 (4.4) 1 (0.2)
    Doctorate 63 (12.5) 46 (9.2) 16 (3.2) 1 (0.2)
Work Status
    Employed 227 (45.2) 172 (34.3) 44 (8.8) 11 (2.2)
    Own a business 29 (5.8) 8 (1.6) 3 (0.6) 18 (3.6)
    Student 31 (6.2) 15 (3.0) 13 (2.6) 3 (0.6)
    Housewife 75 (14.9) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.2) 74 (14.7)
    Unemployed 39 (7.8) 9 (1.8) 3 (0.6) 27 (5.4)
    Retired 101 (20.1) 8 (1.6) 29 (5.8) 64 (12.7)