Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants (n = 1033).

Variable	Group/Item	Frequency	% of the respondents
Gender	Male	444	43
	Female	589	57
Age	18–24	487	47
	25–30	272	26
	31–75	274	27
Education level	Uneducated	4	0.6
	Elementary	2	0.4
	Secondary	267	26
	Bachelor Degree	662	64
	Post Graduate	98	9
Area	Urban	395	38
	Sub-urban	512	50
	Rural	126	12
level of income (aper Anum)	Below 1200$	214	21
	1200$ −3600$	210	20
	3600$ - 6000$	221	21
	Above 6000$	130	13
	Prefer not to say	258	25
Employment status	Employed –Full time	360	35
	Employed –Part-Time	16	2
	Self-employed	54	5
	Unemployed	12	1
	Student	566	55
	Retired	25	2

^aThe level of income was calculated in LKR during the study period and converted into USD for better understanding.