Table 1.
Biosocial characteristics of the study children
| Biosocial characteristics | Children (N=450), n (%) |
|---|---|
| Religion | |
| Hindu | 432 (96.0) |
| Muslim | 18 (4.0) |
| Social group | |
| OBC | 156 (34.7) |
| SC/ST | 234 (52.0) |
| Others | 60 (13.3) |
| Type of family | |
| Nuclear | 169 (37.6) |
| Joint | 210 (46.7) |
| Three generation | 71 (15.8) |
| Marital status of parents | |
| Married | 443 (98.4) |
| Separated | 3 (0.07) |
| Widow/widower | 4 (0.09) |
| Educational profile of mother | |
| Illiterate | 121 (27.8) |
| Primary level | 95 (20.2) |
| Middle school | 83 (18.4) |
| High school | 55 (12.2) |
| Intermediate | 48 (10.7) |
| Graduate and above | 48 (10.7) |
| Educational profile of father | |
| Illiterate | 78 (17.3) |
| Primary level | 67 (14.9) |
| Middle school | 119 (26.4) |
| High school | 107 (23.8) |
| Intermediate | 35 (7.8) |
| Graduate and above | 44 (9.8) |
| Socioeconomic status* | |
| Upper | 31 (6.9) |
| Upper middle | 126 (28.0) |
| Middle | 161 (35.8) |
| Lower middle | 104 (23.1) |
| Lower | 28 (6.2) |
*According to Modified B.G. Prasad classification 2017