Table 1 Socio-demographic information of the study participants in Koraput district
Variables | Frequency | Proportion (%) |
|---|---|---|
Gender | ||
 Male | 2036 | 76.25 |
 Female | 634 | 23.75 |
Age-groups | ||
 18–29 | 714 | 26.75 |
 30–39 | 633 | 23.7 |
 40–49 | 542 | 20.3 |
 50–59 | 397 | 14.87 |
 60 and above | 384 | 14.38 |
Category | ||
 General | 259 | 9.7 |
 Other backward caste | 330 | 12.36 |
 Schedule caste | 414 | 15.51 |
 Schedule tribe | 1667 | 62.43 |
Education | ||
 Illiterate | 1432 | 53.63 |
 Literate | 1238 | 46.37 |
Annual income (in Rs) | ||
 Less than 10,000 | 496 | 18.58 |
 10,000–50,000 | 1598 | 59.85 |
 More than 50,000 | 576 | 21.57 |
Household size | ||
 1–3 | 533 | 19.96 |
 4–6 | 1546 | 57.91 |
 7 and more | 591 | 22.13 |
Occupation | ||
 Unemployed | 128 | 4.79 |
 Government service | 61 | 2.28 |
 Private service | 87 | 3.27 |
 Housewife | 148 | 5.54 |
 Agriculture | 1447 | 54.19 |
 Business | 173 | 6.48 |
 Daily labour | 626 | 23.45 |