Table 3. Summary statistics for explanatory variables used in the analysis at wave 1 and wave 2.

	Boys, aged 10–14, unmarried at wave 1			Boys, aged 15–19, unmarried at wave 1			Girls, aged 10–14, unmarried at wave 1			Girls, aged 15–19, unmarried at wave 1
	Percent or Mean (SD)			Percent or Mean (SD)			Percent or Mean (SD)			Percent or Mean (SD)
Variables	Wave 1	Wave 2	p-value	Wave 1	Wave 2	p-value	Wave 1	Wave 2	p-value	Wave 1	Wave 2	p-value
Age (Mean)	11.9(1.4)	14.9(1.4)	p<0.001	16.7(1.3)	19.7(1.4)	p<0.001	12.1(1.4)	15.1(1.5)	p<0.001	16.6(1.3)	19.6(1.4)	p<0.001
Education (Mean years)	5.1(2.1)	7.6(2.3)	p<0.001	8.9(2.7)	10.4(3.2)	p<0.001	5.2(2.2)	7.5(2.6)	p<0.001	8.6(3.2)	10.0(4.0)	p<0.001
Household wealth (Mean score)	22.2(8.8)	21.6(8.3)	0.242	24.0(8.6)	24.3(8.5)	0.413	22.0(8.8)	21.7(8.9)	0.902	23.9(9.0)	24.2(9.1)	0.073
Engagement in paid work (%)	17.3	16.1	0.472	46.7	44.4	0.098	13.8	14.5	0.647	24.5	24.8	0.732
Aspirations (%)	71.4	85.3	p<0.001	78.3	90.4	p<0.001	61.5	71.5	p<0.001	67.7	75.7	p<0.001
Parent-child communication (%)	82.6	76.2	p<0.001	70.2	53.0	p<0.001	86.3	84.1	0.207	83.6	57.9	p<0.001
Gender discriminatory experience at home (%))	7.8	9.1	0.353	7.3	6.4	0.344	15.2	8.5	p<0.001	12.0	5.0	p<0.001
Peer network size (%)	27.5	47.5	p<0.001	33.6	54.2	p<0.001	30.2	38.3	p<0.001	28.1	34.6	p<0.001
Role models (%)	37.7	43.2	0.016	46.0	46.3	0.893	36.7	43.0	0.014	35.8	35.0	0.612
Group membership (%)	5.1	4.3	0.547	8.9	4.7	p<0.001	2.2	2.7	0.578	5.0	2.9	p<0.001
Political participation (%)	0.0	13.2	-	22.5	28.2	0.003	0.0	4.2	-	5.2	6.1	0.188
Participation in adolescent programmes (%)	22.5	23.7	0.638	21.0	6.4	p<0.001	26.1	24.6	0.442	27.6	4.5	p<0.001
Interaction with frontline workers (%)	10.4	11.8	0.392	4.9	8.8	0.001	11.7	19.6	0.001	10.1	25.3	p<0.001
Use of digital media (%)	8.8	57.0	p<0.001	38.0	79.9	p<0.001	2.0	28.2	p<0.001	8.7	40.1	p<0.001
N	1712	1712		2716	2716		1439	1439		6168	6168