Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants by Urban Hindu caste, Rural Hindu casteand Rural Lodha tribe, West Bengal India (n = 197)
Sociodemographic variables | Urban Hindu caste (UHC) (n = 69) | Rural Hindu caste (RHC) (n = 65) | Rural Lodha (RL) (n = 63) | F value/Kruskal-wallis test/ χ2 test | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean age at the time of interview(mean ± sd) | 53.12 ± 7.48 | 55.45 ± 8.17 | 59.35 ± 6.20 | 12.02 | 0.0001 |
Working status | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Working (n (%)) Non-working (n (%)) | 22 (31.9) 47 (68.1) | 39 (60.0) 26 (40.0) | 41 (65.1) 22 (34.9) | 17.16 | 0.0001 |
Service (n (%) ) Business (n (%) ) Agriculture and wood collection (n (%)) | 2 (9.1) 20 (90.2) - | - 11 (28.2) 28 (71.8) | - 8 (19.5) 33 (80.5) | 45.05 | 0.0001 |
Educational category of the participants | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Literate (n (%) ) Non-literate (n (%) ) | 62 (89.9) 7 (10.1) | 60 (92.3) 5 (7.7) | 3 (4.8) 60 (95.2) | 137.65 | 0.0001 |
Educational category of the spouses | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Literate (n (%) ) Non-literate (n (%) ) | 69 (100) - | 58 (89.2) 7 (10.8) | 6 (9.5) 57 (90.5) | 158.10 | 0.0001 |
Per capita monthly household expenditure (INR) | 151.51* | 79.80* | 59.44* | 97.35 | 0.0001 |