Sociodemographic profile of study participants
| Characteristic | Frequency (n=8352) | Percentage (%) |
| Age group (years) | ||
| 18–29 | 2284 | 27.35 |
| 30–39 | 3016 | 36.11 |
| 40–49 | 1922 | 23.01 |
| 50–59 | 703 | 8.42 |
| >60 | 427 | 5.11 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 1640 | 19.64 |
| Female | 6712 | 80.36 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 7678 | 91.93 |
| Unmarried | 300 | 3.59 |
| Separated/divorced | 35 | 0.42 |
| Widow | 339 | 4.06 |
| Education | ||
| Illiterate | 2741 | 32.82 |
| Read and write | 255 | 3.05 |
| Primary | 965 | 11.55 |
| Middle | 1323 | 15.84 |
| High school | 1218 | 14.58 |
| Intermediate | 810 | 9.70 |
| College and above | 1040 | 12.45 |
| Religion | ||
| Hindu | 7610 | 91.12 |
| Muslim | 701 | 8.39 |
| Sikh | 5 | 0.06 |
| Christian | 36 | 0.43 |
| Per capita income (rupees) (BG Prasad classification) | ||
| <985 (lower class) | 245 | 2.93 |
| 986–1971 (lower middle class) | 1886 | 22.58 |
| 1972–3286 (middle class) | 3705 | 44.36 |
| 3287–6573 (upper middle class) | 1799 | 21.54 |
| ≥6574 (upper class) | 717 | 8.58 |
| Place of residence | ||
| Urban | 2986 | 35.75 |
| Urban slum | 886 | 10.61 |
| Rural | 4480 | 53.64 |