Demographic Profile of Respondents
The sociodemographic profile of overall sample is shown in Table 2. The
sample comprised 69% male and 31% female respondents. The age composition
of the sample shows that majority of the respondents were young
(55 years), the average
age of the respondents being 37 years. Educational profile of the
sample indicates that about 41% of respondents were graduates and held
diplomas/degrees or had additional post graduate qualifications; 37% had a
secondary and higher secondary levels. Majority (51%) of the respondents
have 3–5 members in their family, with an average family size of 6 members.
The average number of earners being one or two in most of the families,
the average household income was estimated as `. 10,696 per month, with a
dominance of `. 5,000– `. 10,000 income group