Sociodemographic characteristics of eligible participants at the eye outreach programme
| S. no | Sociodemographic feature | Frequency | Percentage (95% CI) |
| 1 | Sex | ||
| Male | 264 | 55.2 (50.8 to 59.8) | |
| Female | 214 | 44.8 (40.2 to 49.2) | |
| 2 | Age (years) | ||
| 18–29 | 55 | 11.5 (8.6 to 14.6) | |
| 30–39 | 60 | 12.6 (9.6 to 15.9) | |
| 40–49 | 107 | 22.4 (19.0 to 26.6) | |
| 50–59 | 118 | 24.7 (21.1 to 28.2) | |
| 60–69 | 86 | 18.0 (14.4 to 21.1) | |
| >70 | 52 | 10.9 (8.2 to 13.8) | |
| 3 | Marital status | ||
| Married | 364 | 76.2 (72.4 to 79.7) | |
| Single | 87 | 18.2 (15.3 to 21.5) | |
| Widowed | 26 | 5.4 (3.3 to 7.5) | |
| Divorced/separated | 1 | 0.2 (0.0 to 0.6) | |
| 4 | Occupation | ||
| Professional | 26 | 5.4 (3.6 to 7.5) | |
| Business/self-employed | 124 | 25.9 (22.4 to 29.9) | |
| Student | 44 | 9.2 (6.7 to 11.7) | |
| Civil servant | 95 | 19.9 (16.3 to 23.6) | |
| Pensioner | 61 | 12.8 (10.0 to 15.7) | |
| Unemployed | 35 | 7.3 (5.2 to 9.6) | |
| Farmer/labourer | 93 | 19.5 (15.9 to 22.8) | |
| 5 | Highest educational level attained | ||
| None | 43 | 9.0 (6.7 to 11.7) | |
| Primary | 111 | 23.2 (19.5 to 27.4) | |
| Secondary | 129 | 27.0 (23.0 to 30.8) | |
| Tertiary | 181 | 37.9 (33.5 to 42.9) | |
| Higher (MSc, PhD, etc) | 14 | 2.9 (1.5 to 4.4) |