Table 1 Socio-demographic, income and...

Table 1

Socio-demographic, income and occupation details of the tea garden workers (n = 300)

Variables	Categories	Frequency	%
Sex	Male	131	43.7
Sex	Females	169	56.3
Age (years)	$\leq$ 39	210	70
Age (years)	$\geq$ 40	90	30
Religion	Hindu	294	98
Religion	Christian	6	2
Marital status	Unmarried	24	8
	Married	257	85.7
	Others (Widowed, divorce and separated)	19	6.3
Education	No schooling	77	25.7
	<5 years of schooling	126	42
	$\geq$ 5 years of schooling	97	32.3
Number of family members	<6	202	67.3
Number of family members	$\geq$ 6	98	32.7
Number of family members working in tea garden	1	61	20.3
Number of family members working in tea garden	>1	239	79.7
Family members unemployed (18 years and above)	Yes	106	35.3
Family members unemployed (18 years and above)	No	194	64.7
Monthly household income in INR	<6500	229	76.3
Monthly household income in INR	$\geq$ 6500	71	23.7
Nature of occupation	Permanent	203	67.7
Nature of occupation	Causal	97	32.3

Variables	Categories	Frequency	%
Sex	Male	131	43.7
Sex	Females	169	56.3
Age (years)	$\leq$ 39	210	70
Age (years)	$\geq$ 40	90	30
Religion	Hindu	294	98
Religion	Christian	6	2
Marital status	Unmarried	24	8
	Married	257	85.7
	Others (Widowed, divorce and separated)	19	6.3
Education	No schooling	77	25.7
	<5 years of schooling	126	42
	$\geq$ 5 years of schooling	97	32.3
Number of family members	<6	202	67.3
Number of family members	$\geq$ 6	98	32.7
Number of family members working in tea garden	1	61	20.3
Number of family members working in tea garden	>1	239	79.7
Family members unemployed (18 years and above)	Yes	106	35.3
Family members unemployed (18 years and above)	No	194	64.7
Monthly household income in INR	<6500	229	76.3
Monthly household income in INR	$\geq$ 6500	71	23.7
Nature of occupation	Permanent	203	67.7
Nature of occupation	Causal	97	32.3