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Table 2 Demographic profile of the informants interviewed in the survey (N = 82)

From: A study on food-medicine continuum among the non-institutionally trained siddha practitioners of Tiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, India

 

Number

Percent

Age

 35–40

7

8.53

 41–50

44

53.65

 51–60

26

31.70

 Above 60

5

6.09

Gender

 Male

80

97.56

 Female

2

2.43

Education

 Primary school

5

6.09

 Secondary school

20

24.39

 Higher secondary

41

50.00

 Degree

16

19.51

Mode of learning

 From family members

13

15.85

 From traditional practitioners

69

62.19

Experience

 5 years

1

1.21

 6–20 years

62

75.60

 21–50 years

19

23.17

Nativity to the district

 Native

52

63.41

 Migrated

30

36.58

Residence

 Urban

35

42.68

 Semi-urban

24

29.26

 Rural

23

28.04

Occupation

 Full time practitioners

82

100