Table 1.
General characteristics of participants (N = 10,605)
| Categorical variables | n | (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 6472 | (61.0) |
| Female | 4133 | (39.0) |
| Marital status | ||
| Unmarried | 8903 | (84.0) |
| Married | 1657 | (15.6) |
| Divorced | 45 | (0.4) |
| Educational qualification | ||
| No academic education | 84 | (0.8) |
| Primary (1–5 grades) | 51 | (0.5) |
| Secondary (6–10 grades) | 281 | (2.6) |
| Intermediate (11–12 grades) | 1562 | (14.7) |
| Bachelor | 7202 | (67.9) |
| Higher education (above bachelor) | 1425 | (13.4) |
| Occupation | ||
| Student | 7976 | (75.2) |
| Private employee | 828 | (7.8) |
| Government employee | 342 | (3.2) |
| Housewife | 303 | (2.9) |
| Businessman | 263 | (2.5) |
| Freelancer | 164 | (1.5) |
| Farmer | 59 | (0.6) |
| Day laborer | 39 | (0.4) |
| Unemployed | 478 | (4.5) |
| Retired | 22 | (0.2) |
| Doctor | 48 | (0.5) |
| Others | 83 | (0.8) |
| Family type | ||
| Nuclear | 8369 | (78.9) |
| Join | 2236 | (21.1) |
| Monthly family income | ||
| < 15,000 BDT | 1983 | (18.7) |
| 15,000–30,000 BDT | 3817 | (36.0) |
| > 30,000 BDT | 4805 | (45.3) |
| Residence | ||
| Urban area | 6696 | (63.1) |
| Rural area | 3909 | (36.9) |
| Smoking habits | ||
| Yes | 1634 | (15.4) |
| No | 8971 | (84.6) |
| Continuous variables | Mean | (SD) |
| Age | 23.77 | (5.46) |