Table 2. Percentage distribution of urban women aged 15–24 years by background characteristics, NFHS-5 (2019–21), India.
| Background characteristics | N (54,561) | % |
|---|---|---|
| Respondent’s current age (in years) | ||
| 15–19 | 26,929 | 49.36 |
| 20–24 | 27,632 | 50.64 |
| Age at menarche (in years) | ||
| Do not remember | 369 | 0.68 |
| ≤12 | 10,871 | 19.92 |
| 13–15 | 41,200 | 75.51 |
| ≥16 | 2,121 | 3.89 |
| Age at marriage (in years) | ||
| Not married | 40,359 | 73.97 |
| <18 years | 3807 | 6.98 |
| ≥18 years | 10379 | 19.02 |
| Do not know | 16 | 0.03 |
| Respondent’s highest level of education | ||
| No education | 1,826 | 3.35 |
| Primary | 2,206 | 4.04 |
| Secondary | 35,437 | 64.95 |
| Higher | 15,092 | 27.66 |
| Religion | ||
| Hindu | 38,368 | 70.32 |
| Muslim | 10,564 | 19.36 |
| Christian | 3,573 | 6.55 |
| Others | 2,056 | 3.77 |
| Social Group | ||
| Do not know | 3,176 | 5.82 |
| Scheduled Caste | 10,492 | 19.23 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 5,794 | 10.62 |
| Other Backward Classes | 22,270 | 40.82 |
| Others | 12,829 | 23.51 |
| Household wealth status | ||
| Poorest | 12,857 | 23.56 |
| Poorer | 12,277 | 22.5 |
| Middle | 10,985 | 20.13 |
| Richer | 10,006 | 18.34 |
| Richest | 8,436 | 15.46 |
| Region of residence | ||
| North | 12,893 | 23.63 |
| Central | 11,548 | 21.17 |
| East | 6,612 | 12.12 |
| West | 6,990 | 12.81 |
| Southern | 10,724 | 19.66 |
| North-east | 5,794 | 10.62 |
| Type of home | ||
| Marital | 12,040 | 22.07 |
| Natal | 41,870 | 76.74 |
| Other | 240 | 0.44 |
| Head of the household | 411 | 0.75 |
| Exposure to mass media | ||
| No exposure | 4,499 | 8.25 |
| Low exposure | 23,852 | 43.72 |
| Medium exposure | 22,224 | 40.73 |
| High exposure | 3,986 | 7.31 |
| Discussed menstrual hygiene with health worker | ||
| No | 53,922 | 98.83 |
| Yes | 639 | 1.17 |
| Working status of respondent | ||
| Question not asked | 46,390 | 85.02 |
| Not working | 7,148 | 13.1 |
| Working | 1,023 | 1.87 |
| Owns a bank account | ||
| Question not asked | 46,390 | 85.02 |
| No | 2,107 | 3.86 |
| Yes | 6,064 | 11.11 |
| Owns a mobile phone | ||
| Question not asked | 46,390 | 85.02 |
| No | 3,272 | 6 |
| Yes | 4,899 | 8.98 |
Note: N = No. of sample size.