Table 1. Socio-demographic profile of adolescents aged 10–19 years.
| Background characteristics | Adolescent boys | Adolescent girls | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample | Percentage | Sample | Percentage | |
| Age (years) | ||||
| Early adolescents (10–14) | 2,084 | 34.9 | 1,653 | 11.3 |
| Late adolescents (15–19) | 3,885 | 65.1 | 12,972 | 88.7 |
| Educational status (years) | ||||
| No schooling | 190 | 3.2 | 1,890 | 12.9 |
| 1–7 | 2,497 | 41.8 | 3,939 | 26.9 |
| 8–9 | 1,754 | 29.4 | 4,093 | 28.0 |
| 10 and above | 1,528 | 25.6 | 4,703 | 32.2 |
| Working status | ||||
| No | 4,377 | 73.3 | 12,179 | 83.3 |
| Yes | 1,592 | 26.7 | 2,446 | 16.7 |
| Media exposure | ||||
| No exposure | 335 | 5.6 | 2,703 | 18.5 |
| Rare | 1,078 | 18.1 | 4,212 | 28.8 |
| Frequent | 4,555 | 76.3 | 7,710 | 52.7 |
| Wealth Index | ||||
| Poorest | 704 | 11.8 | 1,971 | 13.5 |
| Poorer | 1,193 | 20.0 | 2,735 | 18.7 |
| Middle | 1,374 | 23.0 | 3,188 | 21.8 |
| Richer | 1,391 | 23.3 | 3,577 | 24.5 |
| Richest | 1,308 | 21.9 | 3,154 | 21.6 |
| Caste | ||||
| SC/ST | 1,605 | 26.9 | 3,784 | 25.9 |
| Non-SC/ST | 4,364 | 73.1 | 10,841 | 74.1 |
| Religion | ||||
| Hindu | 5,024 | 84.2 | 11,540 | 78.9 |
| Non-Hindu | 945 | 15.8 | 3,085 | 21.1 |
| Residence | ||||
| Urban | 1,030 | 17.3 | 2,356 | 16.1 |
| Rural | 4,939 | 82.7 | 12,269 | 83.9 |
| States | ||||
| Uttar Pradesh | 4,069 | 68.2 | 9,855 | 67.4 |
| Bihar | 1,900 | 31.8 | 4,770 | 32.6 |
| Total | 5,969 | 100.0 | 14,625 | 100.0 |
SC/ST: Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe.