Table 1.
Distribution of selected demographic variables (N = 2018)
| Variables | No. | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age: Mean (SD) | 2018 | 25 | (4) |
| Parity: Mean (SD) | 2018 | 2.2 | (1.3) |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 2013 | 99.8 | |
| Widowed | 2 | 0.1 | |
| Divorced/Separated | 3 | 0.2 | |
| Education | |||
| No school/Primary | 941 | 46.6 | |
| Post-primary/vocational/Secondary | 828 | 41 | |
| College or above | 249 | 12.3 | |
| Employed | |||
| No | 1905 | 94.4 | |
| Yes | 113 | 5.6 | |
| Pregnancy complications | |||
| No | 425 | 21.1 | |
| Yes | 1593 | 78.9 | |
| Religion | |||
| Christian | 1 | 0.1 | |
| Muslim/other | 342 | 17 | |
| Hindu | 1675 | 83 | |
| Caste | |||
| Scheduled caste/scheduled tribe | 574 | 28.4 | |
| General | 332 | 16.5 | |
| Other backwards caste | 1112 | 55.1 | |
| Total | 2018 | 100 | |