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Table 1 Socio-demographic profile of study participants in STEPS Survey, Punjab, India

From: Urban rural differences in diet, physical activity and obesity in India: are we witnessing the great Indian equalisation? Results from a cross-sectional STEPS survey

Socio-demographic characteristics

 

Rural

Urban

Total

N = 3096

N = 2031

N = 5127

Age

18–44

2046 (66)

1298 (64)

3344 (65)

45–69

1050 (34)

733 (36)

1783 (35)

Sex

Male

1438 (46)

943 (46)

2381 (46)

Female

1658 (54)

1088 (54)

2746 (54)

Educational status

No formal schooling

848 (27)

355 (17)

1203 (23)

Upto primary school

776 (26)

490 (24)

1266 (25)

Upto high school

1264 (41)

862 (43)

2130 (42)

Higher education

196 (6)

322 (16)

518 (10)

Social Group

SC

1236 (40)

691 (34)

1927 (38)

OBC

401 (13)

298 (15)

699 (14)

General

1409 (46)

1001 (49)

2410 (47)

Unknown

50 (1)

40 (2)

90 (1)s

Marital Status

Never married

517 (17)

321 (16)

838 (16)

Currently married

2340 (76)

1535 (76)

3875 (76)

Separated/Divorced/Widowed

216 (6)

164 (7)

380 (7)

Unknown

23 (1)

10 (1)

33 (1)

Occupation

Government employee

99 (3)

88 (4)

187 (4)

Non-government employee

551 (18)

406 (20)

957 (19)

Self-employed

817 (26)

473 (23)

1290 (25)

Unpaid

1493 (49)

995 (49)

2488 (49)

Unemployed

131 (4)

65 (3)

196 (3)

  1. Figures in parenthesis indicate percentages; SC scheduled caste, OBC other backward castes; SCs and STs are groups of historically disadvantaged people in India recognised by the Constitution of India; OBC is a collective term used by the Constitution of India to classify castes which are socially and educationally disadvantaged although they are considered to be at a less disadvantageous position than SCs and STs; General category is a term used in India to denote a group other than OBCs, SCs and STs and are considered socially, educationally, and economically advanced; social group and marital status are unknown because participants refused to answer these questions; Unpaid includes student, homemaker and retired