Table 1.
Background characteristics of surveyed women, field survey, Rural Varanasi, 2013-14.
| Background characteristics | JSY beneficiary | Non-JSY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | n | % | n | |
| Religion | ||||
| Hindu | 80.3 | 179 | 86.1 | 149 |
| Muslim | 19.7 | 44 | 13.9 | 24 |
| Caste | ||||
| Scheduled castes | 16.6 | 37 | 19.7 | 34 |
| Other backward classes | 70.9 | 158 | 71.1 | 123 |
| Others | 12.6 | 28 | 9.2 | 16 |
| Age of mother (in years) | ||||
| 15-24 | 54.3 | 121 | 57.8 | 100 |
| 25 and above | 45.7 | 102 | 42.2 | 73 |
| Parity | ||||
| 1 | 26.5 | 59 | 30.1 | 52 |
| 2 to 3 | 64.6 | 144 | 57.2 | 99 |
| 4 to 7 | 9.0 | 20 | 12.7 | 22 |
| Education of woman | ||||
| Illiterate or below primary school | 55.6 | 124 | 40.5 | 70 |
| High school | 16.1 | 36 | 27.7 | 48 |
| Above high school | 28.3 | 63 | 31.8 | 55 |
| Work status of woman | ||||
| Working | 35 | 78 | 34.7 | 60 |
| Non-working | 65 | 145 | 65.3 | 113 |
| Occupation of husband | ||||
| Casual labour | 39.5 | 88 | 30.1 | 52 |
| Agriculture | 8.5 | 19 | 10.4 | 18 |
| Business | 26.9 | 60 | 24.9 | 43 |
| Regular salary | 25.1 | 56 | 27.2 | 47 |
| Expenditure quintiles | ||||
| Poorest | 18.4 | 41 | 19.7 | 34 |
| Poor | 18.4 | 41 | 20.2 | 35 |
| Middle | 22.9 | 51 | 20.2 | 35 |
| Rich | 21.1 | 47 | 20.2 | 35 |
| Richest | 19.3 | 43 | 19.7 | 34 |
| All | 100 | 223 | 100 | 173 |
Note: n=number of women.