Table 1.
Distribution of the clients across selected sociodemographic characteristics
| Background characteristics (N = 454) | % |
|---|---|
| Age of the client | |
| Less than 25 years | 18.2 |
| 25–29 years | 51.7 |
| 30–34 years | 22.2 |
| 35 years or above | 8.0 |
| Social groups | |
| Scheduled castes/tribes | 26.9 |
| Other backward classes | 57.3 |
| General | 15.9 |
| Client’s education status | |
| No education/lower than 5th standard | 46.0 |
| 5th–9th standard | 33.0 |
| 10th standard and higher | 20.9 |
| Client’s husband’s education status | |
| No education/lower than 5th standard | 30.7 |
| 5th–9th standard | 25.8 |
| 10th standard and higher | 43.5 |
| Parity | |
| No child | 0.7 |
| 1 child | 9.9 |
| 2 children | 32.2 |
| 3 children | 29.1 |
| 4 children or more | 28.2 |