Table 1.
Basic demographic characteristics of study participants
| Factor | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| ≤30 years | 356 (74.3%) |
| >30 years | 123 (25.7%) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 264 (55.1%) |
| Male | 215 (44.9%) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 332 (69.3%) |
| Married | 147 (30.7%) |
| Education | |
| ≤12 (secondary) | 95 (19.8%) |
| ≤16 (undergraduate) | 262 (54.7%) |
| >16 (postgraduate) | 122 (25.5%) |
| Living area | |
| Urban | 206 (57%) |
| Rural | 273 (43%) |
| Financial status | |
| Low Socioeconomic Status LSES (≤50,000 PKR) | 38 (7.9%) |
| Middle Socioeconomic Status MSES (≤150,000 PKR) | 415 (86.6%) |
| Upper Socioeconomic Status USES (>150,000 PKR) | 26 (5.4%) |