Table 1 Characteristics of study participants at baseline
From: A central storage facility to reduce pesticide suicides - a feasibility study from India
Variable | Intervention | Control | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | (N = 4446) | (N = 3307) | ||
| Â | n | % | n | % |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â |
< 14 | 904 | 20.3 | 679 | 20.5 |
14 – 19 | 501 | 11.3 | 377 | 11.4 |
20 – 29 | 851 | 19.1 | 675 | 20.4 |
30 – 39 | 719 | 16.2 | 524 | 15.9 |
40 – 49 | 592 | 13.3 | 426 | 12.9 |
50 – 59 | 413 | 9.3 | 308 | 9.3 |
60 + | 466 | 10.5 | 318 | 9.6 |
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â |
  Male | 2245 | 50.5 | 1625 | 49.1 |
  Female | 2201 | 49.5 | 1682 | 50.9 |
Education | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Non-Literate | 709 | 16.0 | 688 | 20.8 |
Primary and Middle School | 1653 | 37.2 | 1275 | 38.6 |
High, Secondary, Graduate and above | 1824 | 41.0 | 1145 | 34.6 |
Not Applicable | 260 | 5.9 | 199 | 6.0 |
Occupation | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Farmer (lease,Owner & Agricultural labours) | 830 | 18.7 | 487 | 14.7 |
Skilled, Unskilled | 568 | 12.8 | 625 | 18.9 |
Housewife | 727 | 16.4 | 535 | 16.2 |
Unemployed | 369 | 8.3 | 375 | 11.3 |
Others | 1692 | 38.1 | 1086 | 32.8 |
Not Applicable | 260 | 5.9 | 199 | 6.0 |
Marital status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Single | 1982 | 44.6 | 1487 | 45.0 |
Married | 2121 | 47.7 | 1529 | 46.2 |
Divorced, Separated & Widowed | 343 | 7.7 | 291 | 8.8 |