*3.1. Demographic Information*

Table 1 shows the descriptive statistics for demographic variables. Of the 500 survey participants (one member of each household) 74.0% were male and 26.0% were female. Only 46% had at least a 10th-grade education (high school in Pakistan), whereas 30.6% had no formal education. The majority (66.2%) were married, and the remaining 33.8% were single, separated, or divorced. Houses were generally crowded as 72.2% had five or more household members. The majority had a household monthly income less than Rs 30,000 (the equivalent of United States \$191). Sixty-five percent owned their homes and 51.6% were living within a joint family system.
