Table 2.
Demographic and Socio-economic characteristics of Tribal women in India
| Background Characteristics | Percentage | N | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||
| 15–24 | 32.48 | 33,099 | |
| 25–34 | 31.57 | 32,178 | |
| 35–49 | 35.95 | 36,637 | |
| Education | |||
| No education | 25.01 | 25,485 | |
| Primary | 13.40 | 13,656 | |
| Secondary | 52.20 | 53,203 | |
| Higher | 9.39 | 9570 | |
| Religion | |||
| Hindu | 46.61 | 47,504 | |
| Muslim | 2.98 | 3033 | |
| Christian | 39.80 | 40,562 | |
| Others | 10.61 | 10,815 | |
| Marital status | |||
| Unmarried | 27.96 | 28,491 | |
| Married | 66.96 | 68,244 | |
| Wealth index | |||
| Poorest | 36.64 | 37,338 | |
| Poorer | 28.03 | 28,569 | |
| Middle | 18.53 | 18,888 | |
| Richer | 11.65 | 11,871 | |
| Richest | 5.15 | 5248 | |
| Region | |||
| North | 7.28 | 7423 | |
| Central | 9.14 | 9318 | |
| East | 17.94 | 18,285 | |
| Northeast | 53.62 | 54,651 | |
| West | 7.23 | 7364 | |
| South | 4.78 | 4873 | |
| Residence | |||
| Urban | 15.20 | 15,491 | |
| Rural | 84.80 | 86,423 | |
| Number of living children | |||
| No children | 34.43 | 35,086 | |
| 1–2 | 35.28 | 35,951 | |
| 3 or more | 30.30 | 30,877 | |
| Husband/partner’s education level | |||
| No education | 23.97 | 2683 | |
| Primary | 16.36 | 1831 | |
| Secondary | 50.23 | 5623 | |
| Higher | 9.45 | 1058 | |
| Total | 11,195 | ||
| Knowledge of any contraceptive method | |||
| No method | 1.46 | 1489 | |
| Traditional method | 0.13 | 134 | |
| Modern method | 98.41 | 100,291 | |
| Current use by method type | |||
| No method | 59.26 | 60,396 | |
| Traditional method | 7.45 | 7595 | |
| Modern method | 33.29 | 33,923 | |
| Exposure to Mass Media | |||
| Not Exposed | 31.05 | 31,640 | |
| Exposed | 68.95 | 70,274 | |
| Digital Literacy | |||
| No | 89.27 | 90,974 | |
| Yes | 10.73 | 10,940 | |
| Total | 100.00 | 101,914 | |