Table 1 |
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| General characteristics of the study population | |||
| Male (N = 9130) | Female (N = 8888) | P value* | |
| Age, years (mean, SD) | 36.2 (15.4) | 34.3 (14.6) | <0.001** |
| Age group, years (n, %) | |||
| 14–19 | 1225 (13.4) | 1286 (14.5) | |
| 20–29 | 2481 (27.2) | 2671 (30.2) | |
| 30–39 | 1931 (21.2) | 2069 (23.4) | |
| 40–49 | 1557 (17.1) | 1369 (15.5) | |
| 50–59 | 991 (10.9) | 777 (8.8) | |
| 60 plus | 933 (10.2) | 685 (7.7) | <0.001 |
| Population groups (n, %) | |||
| Settler | 3103 (34.0) | 3028 (34.1) | |
| Non-settler | 3904 (42.8) | 3607 (40.6) | |
| Ranchi | 1048 (11.5) | 980 (11.0) | |
| Nicobarese | 850 (9.3) | 1041 (11.7) | |
| Pre-42 | 225 (2.5) | 232 (2.6) | <0.001 |
| Education, years of schooling (mean, SD) | 7.71 (4.6) | 6.7 (5.0) | <0.001 |
| Educational status (n, %) | |||
| 0–4 years | 1919 (21.0) | 2794 (31.4) | |
| 5–10 years | 5199 (57.0) | 4530 (51.0) | |
| >10 years | 2010 (22.0) | 1562 (17.6) | <0.001 |
| Marital status (n, %) | |||
| Married/living with partner | 5729 (62.8) | 5748 (64.7) | |
| Widowed/Divorced/Seperated | 244 (2.7) | 856 (9.6) | |
| Never married | 3156 (34.6) | 2282 (25.7) | <0.001 |
| Employement (n, %) | |||
| Employed | 6372 (69.8) | 787 (8.9) | |
| Unemployed | 1353 (14.8) | 950 (10.7) | |
| Student | 1313 (14.4) | 1316 (14.8) | |
| Home makers | 91 (1.0) | 5833 (65.6) | <0.001 |
*Chi Square test.
**Independent ‘t’ test.
Manimunda et al. BMC Public Health 2012 12:515 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-12-515
