Table 2.

Respondent profile

Characteristics	Numbers	Percentages
Total participants	1070	100
Male	542	51
Female	528	49
Communities
Oraon	324	30
Munda	172	16
Khariya	118	11
Smaller ST groups	86	8
OBC & Others	700	35
Mother’s Educational Level
Illiterate	379	35
Upto Std 5th	303	28
Std 6–8th	164	15
Std 9–10th	144	13
Above Matriculation (Std 10th)	80	7