Table 1 Characteristics of the study subjects (N = 508)
Parameters | |
|---|---|
Age, years | 44.96 ± 9.5 |
Gender | |
Male | 240 (47%) |
Female | 268 (53%) |
Education | |
Illiterate | 101 (20%) |
Primary to 8th grade | 165 (33%) |
Secondary–Higher Secondary | 152 (30%) |
Graduate & above | 90 (17%) |
Habitat | |
Urban | 237 (47%) |
Semi-urban | 109 (22%) |
Rural | 162 (31%) |
Occupation | |
Service | 76 (15%) |
Business | 119 (23%) |
Homemaker | 245 (48%) |
Others (laborer/unemployed) | 68 (14%) |
Monthly Income (US$) | |
Low income (≤905) | 120 (24%) |
Lower-middle income (906–3595) | 277 (55%) |
Upper-middle income (3596–11115) | 88 (17%) |
High income ( ≥11116) | 23 (5%) |