Table 2 Socioeconomic and demographic profiles of the respondent households
Particulars | No. | % |
|---|---|---|
Household size (mean 5.7; min. 2; max. 14) | ||
 ≤4 members | 28 | 41.2 |
 5–6 members | 22 | 32.4 |
 ≥7 members | 18 | 26.4 |
Age of respondent (mean 39.6; min. 19; max. 88) | ||
 ≤ 30 years | 23 | 33.8 |
 31–60 years | 38 | 55.9 |
 > 60 years | 7 | 10.3 |
Marital status of respondent | ||
 Married | 62 | 91.2 |
 Unmarried | 3 | 4.4 |
 Widow/widower | 3 | 4.4 |
Years of schooling (mean 6.4; min. 0; max. 10) | ||
 0 years | 43 | 63.2 |
 ≤5 years | 14 | 20.6 |
 ≥6 years | 11 | 16.2 |
Caste/ethnic characteristics of households | ||
 Scheduled caste (SC) | 5 | 7.4 |
 Scheduled tribe (ST) | 3 | 4.4 |
 Other backward caste (OBC) | 7 | 10.3 |
 General caste (GC) | 4 | 5.9 |
 Most backward caste (MBC) | 49 | 72.0 |