Table 1 Sample characteristics of study population
Background variables | Male | Female | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sample | Percent | Sample | Percent | |
Age group | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Adolescents (12–19 years) | 3,740 | 84.15 | 11,356 | 95.84 |
Young adults (20–23 years) | 688 | 15.85 | 508 | 4.16 |
Educational level | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Never | 111 | 2.05 | 1,588 | 12.27 |
Primary & middle | 1,518 | 36.80 | 3,540 | 32.64 |
Higher | 2,799 | 62.15 | 6,736 | 55.09 |
Inter-parental violence | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 4,183 | 93.93 | 11,183 | 94.30 |
Yes | 245 | 6.07 | 681 | 5.70 |
Internet access | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 920 | 26.08 | 6,955 | 66.36 |
Yes | 3,508 | 73.92 | 4,909 | 33.64 |
Paid work | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 2,551 | 55.45 | 9,355 | 78.05 |
Yes | 1,877 | 44.65 | 2,509 | 21.95 |
Mother’s education |  |  |  |  |
No | 2,875 | 70.01 | 8,574 | 74.73 |
Yes | 1,553 | 30.15 | 3,290 | 25.27 |
Wealth index | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Poor | 1,113 | 31.31 | 3,385 | 31.28 |
Middle | 908 | 22.00 | 2,490 | 21.76 |
Rich | 2,407 | 46.44 | 5,989 | 46.96 |
Caste | Â | Â | Â | Â |
SC/ST | 1,086 | 27.01 | 2,873 | 26.15 |
Other | 3,342 | 72.66 | 8,991 | 73.85 |
Religion | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Hindu | 3,729 | 84.93 | 9,300 | 79.03 |
Non-Hindu | 699 | 15.07 | 2,564 | 20.97 |
Place of residence | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Urban | 1,989 | 17.01 | 4,934 | 15.55 |
Rural | 2,439 | 83.22 | 6,930 | 84.45 |
State | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Uttar Pradesh | 2,300 | 68.03 | 5,525 | 69.60 |
Bihar | 2,128 | 32.07 | 6,339 | 30.40 |