Table 1 Demographic and socio-economic factors of the study population
Parameter | Total respondents | ||
|---|---|---|---|
n | % | ||
Gender | Male | 386 | 55.1 |
Female | 314 | 44.9 | |
Age (Years) | 20–23 | 280 | 40.0 |
24–26 | 384 | 54.9 | |
> 26 | 36 | 5.1 | |
Locality | Rural | 185 | 26.4 |
Semi-Urban | 290 | 41.5 | |
Urban | 225 | 32.1 | |
Field of study | Agriculture & Food Sciences | 212 | 30.3 |
Technology | 106 | 15.1 | |
Biological Sciences | 114 | 16.3 | |
Commerce and Management | 76 | 10.9 | |
Physical and Applied Sciences | 92 | 13.1 | |
Arts | 100 | 14.3 | |
Year of study | First year | 144 | 20.6 |
Second year | 170 | 24.3 | |
Third year | 182 | 26.0 | |
Fourth year | 204 | 29.1 | |