| Characteristics | Categories | No. of respondent | % of respondents |
| Age (years) | Below 30 years | 23 | 38 |
| 30 - 40 years | 27 | 45 | |
| 40 - 50 years | 10 | 17 | |
| Education (years of schooling) | No schooling (0) | 1 | 1 |
| Can sign only | 2 | 2 | |
| Primary (1 - 5) | 13 | 22 | |
| Secondary (6 - 10) | 29 | 48 | |
| Higher Secondary or above (>10) | 15 | 25 | |
| Family size (no. of family members) | Small family (up to 3) | 12 | 20 |
| Medium family (4 to 6) | 44 | 73 | |
| Large family (7 and above ) | 4 | 7 | |
| Major occupations | Business | 2 | 3 |
| Housewife | 39 | 65 | |
| Private Employee | 3 | 5 | |
| Day laborer | 4 | 7 | |
| Shopkeeper | 1 | 2 | |
| Agriculture | 4 | 7 | |
| Govt. Job | 7 | 12 | |
| Annual average household income (BDT) | 319,700 | ||
| Annual average household expenditure (BDT) | 198,000 | ||