Table 2.
Child marriages of girls in rural and urban areas of some states and UTs of India
Sr. No. | State | Child marriages in women (%) | χ2 | P value | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Urban | Rural | ||||
1 | Maharashtra | 18.8 | 31.5 | 3.636 | 0.028 |
2 | Bihar | 26.9 | 40.9 | 3.771 | 0.026 |
3 | West Bengal | 27.7 | 46.3 | 6.644 | 0.005 |
4 | Madhya Pradesh | 16.6 | 35.8 | 8.566 | 0.002 |
5 | Tamil Nadu | 13 | 18.3 | 0.7 | 0.201 |
6 | Karnataka | 17.9 | 27 | 1.884 | 0.085 |
7 | Andhra Pradesh | 26.3 | 35.5 | 1.575 | 0.105 |
8 | Telangana | 15.7 | 35 | 8.848 | 0.001 |
9 | Assam | 23.9 | 33.9 | 1.971 | 0.08 |
10 | Haryana | 19.6 | 17.8 | 0.021 | 0.442 |
11 | Uttarakhand | 12.2 | 14.8 | 0.11 | 0.37 |
12 | Tripura | 25.6 | 34.8 | 1.595 | 0.104 |
13 | Meghalaya | 7.8 | 19.3 | 4.706 | 0.015 |
14 | Manipur | 11 | 14.3 | 0.239 | 0.312 |
15 | Goa | 14.8 | 2.7 | 7.716 | 0.003 |
16 | Puducherry | 10.9 | 10.2 | 0.005 | 0.473 |
17 | Sikkim | 16.1 | 13.6 | 0.089 | 0.382 |
18 | Andaman and Nicobar | 11.9 | 20.4 | 2.077 | 0.075 |