Table 1

Demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the study subjects

Variables (number of responses)
Number(n = 327)
Percentage

1. Age group


     < 30 years
70
21.4
     30–45
215
65.8
     > 45 years
42
12.8
2. Gender


     Male
246
75.2
     Female
81
24.8
3. Marital status


     Unmarried
55
16.8
     Married/civil partner
270
82.6
     Divorced/separated
2
0.6
4. Education (n = 325)


     None/primary
18
5.5
     Secondary/higher secondary education
154
47.3
     University
153
47.1
5. Caste/ethnicity


     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


     England
276
84.4
     Scotland
36
11.0
     Wales
15
4.6
7. Total family income (£) (per annum) (n = 279)


     < 5035
52
18.6
     5035–33,300
191
68.5
     > 33,300
36
12.9
8. Duration of stay in UK


     < 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)


     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)


     Yes
196
60.9
     No
126
39.1
11. Tobacco (n = 324)


     Yes
45
13.9
     No
279
86.1
12. Health Status (n = 326)


     Poor
75
23.0
     Good
251
77.0
13. No Exercise (n = 326)


     Yes
187
57.4
     No
139
42.6

Adhikary et al. BMC International Health and Human Rights 2008 8:6   doi:10.1186/1472-698X-8-6