Study on Allopathic and Alternative Treatments of Asthma and Factors Influencing Treatment Choices

Table 1

Characteristics of respondents.

Variables	Groups	Frequency
		N	%
Gender	Male	131	51.57
	Female	123	48.43
Age	14–24 years	34	13.44
	25–34 years	40	15.81
	35–44 years	58	22.92
	45–54 years	51	20.16
	55–64 years	40	15.81
	65 years or older	30	11.86
Education	No formal education	57	22.53
	Primary	38	15.02
	Secondary	36	14.23
	Intermediate	35	13.83
	Graduate	56	22.13
	Masters/Professionals	31	12.25
Work	Yes	116	45.85
	No	137	54.15
Income	Up to rs 10,000	55	22.54
	Rs 10,000–25,000	84	34.43
	Rs 25,000–50,000	44	18.03
	Rs 50,001–75,000	19	7.79
	Rs 75,001–100,000	18	7.38
	Above rs 100,000	24	9.84
Smoking	Yes	55	21.83
	No	197	78.17
Smoker in family	Yes	85	34.14
	No	164	65.86
Pets	Yes	114	44.88
	No	140	55.12
Surroundings	Clean residence	120	47.06
	Garbage near residence	101	39.61
	Water standing around the residence	59	23.14
	Construction near residence	43	16.86
	Highly populated residence	48	18.9