Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of focus group participants in Chennai and Mumbai, India (n = 68)
Characteristic | n | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | Mean | 28 | -- |
Range | 20-46 | -- | |
Marital status | Unmarried | 57 | 84 |
Married | 11 | 16 | |
Education | Primary (<= 5th grade) | 10 | 15 |
6th - 11th grade | 22 | 32 | |
High school degree | 18 | 26 | |
College degree | 18 | 26 | |
Employment | Community agency staff | 15 | 22 |
Daily wage labourer | 16 | 24 | |
Private company staff | 19 | 28 | |
Sex work | 8 | 12 | |
Unemployed | 10 | 15 | |
Sexual identity | Kothi | 35 | 52 |
Double-decker | 14 | 21 | |
Panthi | 12 | 18 | |
Versatile/Bisexual | 4 | 6 | |
Other | 3 | 4 | |