Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study population by study area
Socio-demographic characteristics | Area 1 (n = 908) | Area 2 (n = 1008) | Area 3 (n = 926) | Area 4 (n = 1000) | Area 5 (n = 961) | Total (n = 4803) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
Age-group (years) (n = 4803) | ||||||
< 25 | 63 (6.9) | 82 (8.1) | 69 (7.5) | 68 (6.8) | 58 (6.0) | 340 (7.1) |
25–34 | 144 (15.9) | 167 (16.6) | 153 (16.5) | 173 (17.3) | 154 (16.0) | 791 (16.5) |
35–44 | 214 (23.6) | 265 (26.3) | 243 (26.2) | 235 (23.5) | 279 (29.0) | 1236 (25.7) |
45–54 | 161 (17.7) | 216 (21.4) | 188 (20.3) | 212 (21.2) | 200 (20.8) | 977 (20.3) |
55–64 | 181 (19.9) | 165 (16.4) | 161 (17.4) | 180 (18.0) | 166 (17.3) | 853 (17.8) |
65–70 | 92 (10.1) | 75 (7.4) | 63 (6.8) | 75 (7.5) | 70 (7.3) | 375 (7.8) |
> 70 | 53 (5.8) | 38 (3.8) | 49 (5.3) | 57 (5.7) | 34 (3.5) | 231 (4.8) |
Sex (n = 4803) | ||||||
Male | 290 (31.9) | 340 (33.7) | 313 (33.8) | 300 (30.0) | 286 (29.8) | 1529 (31.8) |
Female | 618 (68.1) | 668 (66.3) | 613 (66.2) | 700 (70.0) | 675 (70.2) | 3274 (68.2) |
Years of education in schools and in higher education institutes (n = 4803) | ||||||
No schooling | 70 (7.7) | 40 (4.0) | 62 (6.7) | 34 (3.4) | 32 (3.3) | 238 (5.0) |
< 10 | 302 (33.3) | 336 (33.3) | 310 (33.5) | 361 (36.1) | 341 (35.5) | 1650 (34.4) |
≥ 10 | 536 (59.0) | 632 (62.7) | 554 (59.8) | 605 (60.5) | 588 (61.2) | 2915 (60.7) |
Ever occupied in farming (n = 4803) | ||||||
Full time farming | 444 (48.9) | 391 (38.8) | 435 (47.0) | 482 (48.2) | 486 (50.6) | 2238 (46.6) |
Male | 131 (45.2) | 124 (36.5) | 149 (47.6) | 125 (41.7) | 122 (42.7) | 651 (42.6) |
Female | 313 (50.6) | 267 (40.0) | 286 (46.7) | 357 (51.0) | 364 (53.9) | 1587 (48.5) |
Part time farming | 299 (32.9) | 295 (29.3) | 255 (27.5) | 280 (28.0) | 248 (25.8) | 1377 (28.7) |
Male | 123 (42.4) | 147 (43.2) | 122 (39.0) | 140 (46.7) | 127 (44.4) | 659 (43.1) |
Female | 176 (28.5) | 148 (22.2) | 133 (21.7) | 140 (20.0) | 121 (17.9) | 718 (21.9) |
No | 165 (18.2) | 322 (31.9) | 236 (25.5) | 238 (23.8) | 227 (23.6) | 1188 (24.7) |
Male | 36 (12.4) | 69 (20.3) | 42 (13.4) | 35 (11.7) | 37 (12.9) | 219 (14.3) |
Female | 129 (20.9) | 253 (37.9) | 194 (31.6) | 203 (29.0) | 190 (28.1) | 969 (29.6) |