Table 1: Shows the demographic characteristics of the studied population.

Characteristics n %
Total no. 4811
Gender
Male 2108 43.8
Female 2703 56.2
Age group
< = 20 325 6.8
21 - 40 1119 23.3
41 - 60 2519 53.4
61 - 80 819 17
> 80 23 0.6
Missing data 8 0.2
Religion
Hindu 4708 97.7
Muslim 101 2.1
Christian 2 0.2
Occupation
Male
Farmer 734 34.8
Business 146 6.9
Student 208 9.9
Daily wage laborer 266 12.6
Service 221 10.5
Others 533 25.3
Female
House-wife 2457 90.9
Service 35 1.3
Others 211 7.8
Missing data 1639 34
Income 3501 72.8
Low 3502 72.7
Average 1308 27.2
High 1 0.01
Missing data 1310 27.2