Factors Associated with Problematic Alcohol Consumption among Adults in Putalibazar Municipality of Syangja District, Nepal

Table 2

Distribution of background-related characteristics of study population (n = 300).

Variables	No. of respondents (n)	Percentage (%)
Age
15–24 years	37	12.3
25–34 years	109	36.3
35–44 years	78	26
45–54 years	57	19
54–64 years	19	6.3
Mean age 36.72 years, SD  10.81, Max 64 Years, and Min 18 Years
Gender
Male	206	68.7
Female	94	31.3
Ethnicity
Janajati	158	52.7
Brahmin	82	27.3
Dalit	50	16.7
Kshetri	10	3.3
Occupation
Business	84	28
Private job	59	19.7
Student	46	15.3
Government job	37	12.3
Agriculture	26	8.7
Housewife	21	7
Bricklayer	20	6.7
Tailor	7	2.3
Family type
Nuclear	190	63.3
Joint	78	26
Extended	32	10.7
Educational qualification
Illiterate	12	4
Nonformal education	30	10
Primary level	26	8.7
Lower secondary level	23	7.7
Secondary level	34	11.3
Higher secondary level	53	17.7
Bachelor level	76	25.3
Master’s level or above	46	15.3
Marital status
Married	211	70.3
Unmarried	80	26.7
Widowed	9	3
Family monthly income (NPR)
≤20,000	58	19.3
21,000–40,000	120	40
41,000–60,000	85	28.3
>60,000	37	12.3
Mean income NPR 39523.33, SD ± 17762.916, Min. NPR 10,000, and Max NRP 90,000