Profile Urban (n=100) Rural (n=100) Total (n=200)
Age (years) No. %age No. %age No. %age
7-8 55 55.00 49 49.00 104 52.00
8-9 45 45.00 51 51.00 96 48.00
Sex            
Male 65 65.00 45 45.00 110 55.00
Female 35 35.00 55 55.00 90 45.00
Type of Family            
Nuclear 78 78.00 61 61.00 139 69.50
Joint 22 22.00 39 39.00 61 30.50
Income (Rs./Month)            
>3,000 19 19.00 10 10.00 29 14.50
3,000- 5,000 64 64.00 75 75.00 139 69.50
5,000- 8,000 17 17.00 15 15.00 32 16.00
Dietary Habits            
Vegetarian 29 29.00 28 28.00 57 28.50
Non-Vegetarian 64 64.00 66 66.00 130 65.00
Ova vegetarian 7 7.00 6 6.00 13 6.50
Table 1: General and Socio-Economic Status of Urban and Rural School Children.