Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of study participants (N = 377).
| Variables | Total (377) |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| 18-29 | 122 (32.36%) |
| 30-49 | 255 (67.64%) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 56 (14.85%) |
| Female | 321 (85.15%) |
| Highest education | |
| Primary School | 30 (7.96%) |
| Diploma/High School | 144 (38.20%) |
| Undergraduate | 125 (33.16%) |
| Postgraduate | 78 (20.69%) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 270 (71.62%) |
| Single | 107 (28.38%) |
| Family size | |
| Five and below | 276 (73.21%) |
| Six and above | 101 (26.79%) |
| Family income | |
| below 10000 | 59 (15.65%) |
| 11000-20000 | 52 (13.79%) |
| 21000-50000 | 71 (18.83%) |
| above 50000 | 195 (51.72%) |
| Socio-economic status | |
| Low | 28 (7.43%) |
| Medium | 254 (67.37%) |
| High | 95 (25.20%) |
| Region of residence | |
| Eastern | 98 (25.99%) |
| Western | 40 (10.61%) |
| Northern | 85 (22.55%) |
| Southern | 93 (24.67%) |
| Central | 41 (10.88%) |
| North-east | 20 (5.31%) |
| Area of residence | |
| Urban | 204 (54.11%) |
| Rural | 173 (45.89%) |
| Social caste | |
| Other Backward Caste | 198 (52.52%) |
| Other | 126 (33.42%) |
| Scheduled Caste | 33 (8.75%) |
| Scheduled Tribe | 20 (5.31%) |
| Religion | |
| Hindu | 270 (71.62%) |
| Muslim | 54 (14.32%) |
| Christian | 25 (6.63%) |
| Sikhs | 28 (7.43%) |