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Table 2 Characteristics of households at baseline

From: A central storage facility to reduce pesticide suicides - a feasibility study from India

Variable

Intervention

Control

 

(N = 1097)

(N = 782)

 

n

%

n

%

Income (INR)

    

  < = 5000

174

15.9

29

3.7

  5001 – 10,000

203

18.5

75

9.6

  10,001 – 15,000

313

28.5

318

40.7

  15,001 – 20,000

190

17.3

178

22.8

  >20,000

217

19.8

182

23.3

Does your family own land?

    

  Yes

544

49.6

345

44.1

  No

535

48.8

437

55.9

  Land on lease

18

1.6

-

-

In the last two years do you have any debts to be paid off?

    

  Yes

823

75.0

436

55.8

  No

274

25.0

346

44.3

Do you use pesticides of any kind?

    

  Yes

555

50.6

304

38.9

  No

503

45.9

399

51.0

  Don’t Know

39

3.6

79

10.1