Demographic,socioeconomic and health characteristics of the sample
| Variable | Total (n=997) |
| Age groups | |
| 30–40 | 203 (20.36%) |
| 40–50 | 202 (20.26%) |
| 50–60 | 223 (22.37%) |
| 60–70 | 228 (22.87%) |
| 70+ | 141 (14.14%) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 365 (36.6%) |
| Female | 632 (63.39%) |
| Marital status | |
| Unmarried | 18 (1.81%) |
| Married/cohabiting | 824 (82.65%) |
| Widowed/divorced/separated | 155 (15.55%) |
| Education | |
| No formal education | 41 (4.11%) |
| Primary education | 538 (53.96%) |
| Secondary education | 216 (21.66) |
| Above secondary | 202 (20.26%) |
| Born | |
| Town | 77 (2.91%) |
| City | 29 (7.72%) |
| Village | 891 (89.37%) |
| Religion | |
| Christian | 248 (24.87%) |
| Hindu | 322 (32.30%) |
| Muslim | 427 (42.83%) |
| Type of family | |
| Alone | 11 (1.10%) |
| Nuclear family | 607 (60.88%) |
| Extended family | 312 (31.29%) |
| Mixed family | 67 (6.72%) |
| Occupation | |
| Unemployed | 239 (23.97%) |
| Paid work | 341 (34.20%) |
| Housewife/husband | 337 (33.80%) |
| Retired | 80 (8.02%) |
| Income | |
| Quartile 1 | 417 (41.83%) |
| Quartile 2 | 108 (10.83%) |
| Quartile 3 | 245 (24.57%) |
| Quartile 4 | 227 (22.77%) |
| Health conditions | |
| Diabetes | 259 (26.0%) |
| Hypertension | 333 (33.40%) |
| Stroke | 24 (2.40%) |
| Heart diseases | 102 (10.20%) |
| Transient ischaemic attack | 106 (10.60%) |
| Tuberculosis | 11 (1.10%) |