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Demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the study subjects |
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| Variables (number of responses) |
Number(n = 327) |
Percentage |
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| 1. Age group |
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| < 30 years |
70 |
21.4 |
| 30–45 |
215 |
65.8 |
| > 45 years |
42 |
12.8 |
| 2. Gender |
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| Male |
246 |
75.2 |
| Female |
81 |
24.8 |
| 3. Marital status |
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| Unmarried |
55 |
16.8 |
| Married/civil partner |
270 |
82.6 |
| Divorced/separated |
2 |
0.6 |
| 4. Education (n = 325) |
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| None/primary |
18 |
5.5 |
| Secondary/higher secondary education |
154 |
47.3 |
| University |
153 |
47.1 |
| 5. Caste/ethnicity |
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| Brahmin/chhetri |
161 |
49.2 |
| Gurung/tamang/sherpa |
68 |
20.6 |
| Rai/limbu |
31 |
9.5 |
| Newar |
35 |
10.7 |
| Magar |
21 |
6.4 |
| Other |
11 |
3.4 |
| 6. Place of residence in UK |
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| England |
276 |
84.4 |
| Scotland |
36 |
11.0 |
| Wales |
15 |
4.6 |
| 7. Total family income (£) (per annum) (n = 279) |
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| < 5035 |
52 |
18.6 |
| 5035–33,300 |
191 |
68.5 |
| > 33,300 |
36 |
12.9 |
| 8. Duration of stay in UK |
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| < 1 year |
40 |
12.2 |
| (1–5) years |
126 |
38.5 |
| (6–10) years |
89 |
27.2 |
| > 10 years |
72 |
22.0 |
| 9. Immigration status (n = 317) |
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| Resident, ILR/UK citizen |
146 |
46.0 |
| Work permit/fresh talent/highly skilled migrant/student/dependent/business |
154 |
48.6 |
| Refugee/asylum seeker/over stay |
17 |
5.4 |
| 10. Consumption of alcohol (n = 322) |
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| Yes |
196 |
60.9 |
| No |
126 |
39.1 |
| 11. Tobacco (n = 324) |
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| Yes |
45 |
13.9 |
| No |
279 |
86.1 |
| 12. Health Status (n = 326) |
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| Poor |
75 |
23.0 |
| Good |
251 |
77.0 |
| 13. No Exercise (n = 326) |
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| Yes |
187 |
57.4 |
| No |
139 |
42.6 |
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