Variables | Belief that gemstones have an impact on health | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | Don't Know | P-values | |
Use of Gemstones (n = 400) | ||||
Yes | 98 | 46 | 8 | < 0.001 |
No | 58 | 172 | 18 | |
Advising Others to Use Gemstones in Future (n = 400) | ||||
Yes | 68 | 65 | 9 | < 0.001 |
No | 63 | 148 | 16 | |
Don't Know | 156 | 5 | 1 | |
Duration of Gemstone Use (n = 152) * | ||||
- < 1 year | 25 | 3 | 3 | |
- 1 – 5 years | 38 | 26 | 3 | 0.028 |
- 5 – 10 years | 18 | 14 | 1 | |
- > 10 years | 17 | 3 | 1 | |
Gender (n = 400) | ||||
Male | 82 | 111 | 2 | < 0.001 |
Female | 74 | 107 | 24 | |
Socioeconomic Status (n = 400) | ||||
< 5,000 Rs | 12 | 30 | 3 | < 0.001 |
5 – 10,000 Rs | 34 | 49 | 11 | |
10 – 50,000 Rs | 74 120 | 12 | ||
> 50, 0000 Rs | 36 | 19 | 0 | |
Education (n = 400) | ||||
Can only read and write name | 11 | 0 | 2 | |
Upto Class 8 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0.004 |
Upto Class 12 | 42 | 73 | 8 | |
Graduate/Post graduate/Diploma | 96 | 130 | 16 | |
Age in years (n = 400) | ||||
18 – 28 | 17 | 74 | 12 | < 0.001 |
29 – 39 | 52 | 64 | 10 | |
40 – 50 | 41 | 36 | 2 | |
51 – 61 | 36 | 29 | 2 | |
62 – 72 | 10 | 15 | 0 | |
Occupation (n = 400) | ||||
Student | 1 | 37 | 3 | |
Self-employed | 26 | 43 | 3 | |
Private Service | 36 | 51 | 3 | |
Government Service | 19 | 27 | 3 | < 0.001 |
Unemployed | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
Retired | 15 | 12 | 0 | |
Housewife | 57 | 43 | 10 | |
Others | 2 | 3 | 0 |