Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the survey participants

TraitsTotal
n=2731 (%)
Age in years
 ≤19609 (22.30)
 20–291693 (61.99)
 ≥30429 (15.71)
Completed years of schooling
 <5541 (19.81)
 5–7796 (29.15)
 ≥81394 (51.04)
Residence
 Urban915 (33.50)
 Rural1816 (66.50)
Employment status of the participant
 Unemployed2583 (94.58)
 Employed*148 (5.42)
Gravida
 11038 (38.01)
 ≥21693 (61.99)
 Median no. of pregnancies (gravida)2
Wealth Index
 Poorer547 (20.00)
 Poor546 (20.00)
 Middle546 (20.00)
 Rich546 (20.00)
 Richest546 (20.00)
  • *Refers to service/business/handicraft/agriculture/farm/fishing, day labour and so on.