Table 1 Demographic details of the sample (study participants from the four studied ethnic and religious groups)

Sex

Women

25

21.83%

Men

95

79.16%

Age

Between 20 and 40 years

27

22.5%

Between 41 and 60 years

46

83.33%

Above 60 years

47

39.16%

Education

Illiterate

44

36.67%

Matriculation

36

30%

Intermediate

44

36.66%

Graduate

16

14.16%

Livelihood

Farmer

24

20%

Shepherd

18

15%

Plant collector

32

26.66%

Unspecified (elder)

29

24.16%

Healer

03

2.5%

Gardener

06

5%

Shopkeeper

04

3.33%

Trader

04

3.33%

Location

Town area

78

65%

Remote area

42

35%