Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of participants by gender

	Male (n = 575) %	Female (n = 566) %
Age group
15–19	53.1	63.3
20–24	46.9	36.7
Mean age	19.2 (SE 0.14)	18.6 (SE 0.11)
Religion
Hindu	55.7	52.6
Muslim	20.5	20.6
Christian	22.8	25.8
Other/No religion	1.0	1.0
Education status
Currently attending school	41.2	48.5
Completed > 3 years in secondary	39.6	38.2
Completed ≤ 3 years in secondary	19.2	13.0
Never attended school	0	0.3
Geographic region of residence
Urban	42.8	42.9
Rural	57.2	57.1
Work experience in the previous 12 months
Full time	45.8	29.9
Part time	19.5	12.7
Did not work	34.7	57.4
Monthly personal expenditure (in Rupees)a
High	65.4	48.7
Low	34.6	51.3
Mean expenditure	1662.5 (SE 75.68)	1307.8 (SE 93.62)

SE, standard error.

a. Median split of total sample spending pattern: "Low," < 1000; "High," ≥ 1000; n = 574 for males and n = 561 for females.