Table 1 Participants’ characteristics by gender
Characteristics | All | Men | Women | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |||
Participants assessed | 6,985 | Â | 1,988 | Â | 4,997 | Â |
Age (years) | ||||||
 30-34 | 2,420 | (34.6) | 403 | (20.3) | 2,017 | (40.4) |
 35-39 | 1,441 | (20.6) | 351 | (17.7) | 1,090 | (21.8) |
 40-44 | 1,065 | (15.2) | 298 | (15.0) | 767 | (15.3) |
 45-49 | 695 | (9.9) | 260 | (13.1) | 435 | (8.7) |
 50-54 | 614 | (8.8) | 222 | (11.2) | 392 | (7.8) |
 55-60 | 750 | (10.7) | 454 | (22.8) | 296 | (5.9) |
Marital status | ||||||
 Unmarried | 8 | (0.1) | 7 | (0.4) | 1 | (0.0) |
 Married | 6,865 | (98.3) | 1,963 | (98.7) | 4,902 | (98.1) |
 Widowed | 99 | (1.4) | 13 | (0.7) | 86 | (1.7) |
 Separated | 13 | (0.2) | 5 | (0.3) | 8 | (0.2) |
Age at marriage (years) | ||||||
 <18 | 2,391 | (34.2) | 490 | (24.6) | 1,901 | (38.0) |
 18+ | 4,402 | (63.0) | 1,423 | (71.6) | 2,979 | (59.6) |
 Unknown/not applicable | 192 | (2.7) | 75 | (3.8) | 117 | (2.3) |
Age at first child birth (years) | ||||||
 <18 |  |  |  |  | 644 | (12.9) |
 18+ |  |  |  |  | 4,208 | (84.2) |
 Unknown/not applicable |  |  |  |  | 145 | (2.9) |
Current residence type of house | ||||||
 Thatched | 3,650 | (52.3) | 1,150 | (57.8) | 2,500 | (50.0) |
 Tiled | 3,323 | (47.6) | 833 | (41.9) | 2,490 | (49.8) |
 Concrete | 11 | (0.2) | 4 | (0.2) | 7 | (0.1) |
 Unknown | 1 | (0.0) | 1 | (0.1) | 0 | (0.0) |
Average monthly household income (in rupees)a | ||||||
 <5000 | 4,075 | (58.3) | 1,021 | (51.4) | 3,054 | (61.1) |
 5000-9999 | 1,638 | (23.5) | 632 | (31.8) | 1,006 | (20.1) |
 10000-19999 | 995 | (14.2) | 235 | (11.8) | 760 | (15.2) |
 ≥20000 | 276 | (4.0) | 99 | (5.0) | 177 | (3.5) |
 Unknown | 1 | (0.0) | 1 | (0.1) | 0 | (0.0) |
Religion | ||||||
 Hindu | 6,913 | (99.0) | 1,969 | (99.0) | 4,944 | (98.9) |
 Muslim | 54 | (0.8) | 14 | (0.7) | 40 | (0.8) |
 Christian | 15 | (0.2) | 3 | (0.2) | 12 | (0.2) |
 Unknown | 3 | (0.0) | 2 | (0.1) | 1 | (0.0) |
Participant’s education | ||||||
 Nil | 3,130 | (44.8) | 472 | (23.7) | 2,658 | (53.2) |
 Primary | 1,556 | (22.3) | 509 | (25.6) | 1,047 | (21.0) |
 Middle | 1,084 | (15.5) | 426 | (21.4) | 658 | (13.2) |
 High school | 662 | (9.5) | 317 | (15.9) | 345 | (6.9) |
 College | 552 | (7.9) | 264 | (13.3) | 288 | (5.8) |
 Unknown | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) | 0 | (0.0) |
Participant’s occupation | ||||||
 Unemployed/Home maker | 3,676 | (52.6) | 72 | (3.6) | 3,604 | (72.1) |
 Manual labour | 1,945 | (27.8) | 1,014 | (51.0) | 931 | (18.6) |
 Agriculture | 723 | (10.4) | 406 | (20.4) | 317 | (6.3) |
 Service | 392 | (5.6) | 268 | (13.5) | 124 | (2.5) |
 Own business | 206 | (2.9) | 187 | (9.4) | 19 | (0.4) |
 Professional | 5 | (0.1) | 5 | (0.3) | 0 | (0.0) |
 Retired | 37 | (0.5) | 35 | (1.8) | 2 | (0.0) |
 Unknown | 1 | (0.0) | 1 | (0.1) | 0 | (0.0) |
Tobacco chewing status | ||||||
 Never | 5,752 | (82.3) | 901 | (45.3) | 4,851 | (97.1) |
 Currenta | 1,160 | (16.6) | 1,029 | (51.8) | 131 | (2.6) |
 Past | 73 | (1.0) | 58 | (2.9) | 15 | (0.3) |
Tobacco smoking status | ||||||
 Never | 6,343 | (90.8) | 1,360 | (68.4) | 4,983 | (99.7) |
 Currenta | 560 | (8.0) | 550 | (27.7) | 10 | (0.2) |
 Past | 82 | (1.2) | 78 | (3.9) | 4 | (0.1) |
Alcohol consumption status | ||||||
 Never | 6,266 | (89.7) | 1,302 | (65.5) | 4,964 | (99.3) |
 Currenta | 611 | (8.7) | 587 | (29.5) | 24 | (0.5) |
 Past | 108 | (1.5) | 99 | (5.0) | 9 | (0.2) |
aRupees 100 ≈ US$ 1.4 |  |  |  |  |  |  |