Awareness and Self-Reported Health Hazards of Electromagnetic Waves from Mobile Phone Towers in Dhaka, Bangladesh: A Pilot Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents .

Variables	Number	Percentage
Male	111	50.5
Female	109	49.5
Age group (years)
18–24	36	16.4
25–34	54	24.5
35–44	73	33.2
45–59	47	21.4
60 and above	10	4.5
Duration of living in current residence (months)
12–36	112	50.9
37–48	36	16.4
49–60	35	15.9
>60	37	16.8
Religion
Muslim	197	89.5
Hindu	13	5.9
Christian	8	3.6
Others	2	0.9
Marital status
Married	142	64.5
Unmarried	60	27.3
Divorcee/separated	18	8.2
Education
None	6	2.7
Primary	12	5.5
Secondary	41	18.7
Graduate/masters	161	73.2
Occupation
Unemployed	9	4.1
Student	31	14.1
Service	127	57.8
Business	18	8.2
House wife	35	15.9