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. 2021 Mar 18;16(3):e0248766. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0248766

Table 2. Selected background characteristics of study participants at wave-1, 2015–16.

Background characteristics Boys aged 10–14 at wave 1 Boys aged 15–19 at wave 1 Girls aged 10–14 at wave 1 Girls aged 15–19 at wave 1
Place of residence
Urban 16.3 19.2 18.3 18.3
Rural 83.7 80.8 81.7 81.7
Religion
Hindu 85.1 84.6 78.5 76.9
Muslim/Others 14.9 15.4 21.5 23.1
Caste
Scheduled castes/tribes 25.7 27.9 25.6 22.9
Other backward castes 56.7 54.4 56 54.7
General castes 17.5 17.7 18.4 22.4
Completed years of schooling
None 1.5 2.9 3.9 6.5
1–4 years 36.2 2.8 29.0 3.1
5–9 years 62.3 53.6 67.0 46.6
10+ years 0.0 40.7 0.0 43.8
N 1712 2716 1439 6168