Table 2.
Demographic characteristics of women in the survey by wealth quintiles represented by N (%), NFHS 2015–2016
| Dimension | Poorest | Poor | Middle | Richer | Richest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place of residence | |||||
| Urban | 6411 (2.6) | 15,577 (6.4) | 37,118 (15.3) | 74,359 (30.7) | 108,759 (44.9) |
| Rural | 117,643 (25.7) | 121,323 (26.5) | 106,696 (23.3) | 73,619 (16.1) | 38,180 (8.3) |
| Religion | |||||
| Hindu | 104,671 (18.6) | 112,649 (20) | 117,153 (20.8) | 115,481 (20.5) | 113,784 (20.2) |
| Muslim | 15,551 (16.1) | 18,969 (19.7) | 19,648 (20.4) | 23,264 (24.1) | 19,028 (19.7) |
| Christian | 1677 (10.1) | 2555 (15.4) | 3603 (21.7) | 4158 (25) | 4627 (27.8) |
| Other (Sikh/Buddhist etc.) | 2155 (9.4) | 2727 (11.9) | 3410 (14.9) | 5074 (22.2) | 9500 (41.5) |
| Caste | |||||
| Scheduled Tribe | 26,305 (41) | 16,864 (26.3) | 10,265 (16) | 6692 (10.4) | 4019 (6.3) |
| Scheduled Caste | 32,627 (22.9) | 33,918 (23.8) | 32,558 (22.8) | 25,910 (18.2) | 17,607 (12.3) |
| Other Backward Caste | 48,362 (15.9) | 57,517 (18.9) | 65,826 (21.7) | 70,898 (23.3) | 61,234 (20.2) |
| General | 13,143 (8.1) | 22,740 (14) | 29,373 (18.1) | 38,444 (23.7) | 58,566 (36.1) |
| Education | |||||
| No education | 70,274 (36.6) | 51,568 (26.8) | 37,826 (19.7) | 23,412 (12.2) | 9055 (4.7) |
| Primary | 18,613 (21.3) | 22,856 (26.2) | 21,177 (24.3) | 16,265 (18.6) | 8322 (9.5) |
| Secondary | 33,752 (10.2) | 57,952 (17.5) | 75,046 (22.7) | 87,400 (26.4) | 76,887 (23.2) |
| Higher | 1415 (1.6) | 4524 (5.1) | 9766 (10.9) | 20,901 (23.4) | 52,676 (59) |
| Age group | |||||
| 15–19 years | 25,257 (20.8) | 27,378 (22.5) | 25,999 (21.4) | 23,379 (19.2) | 19,540 (16.1) |
| 20–24 years | 19,666 (16) | 24,486 (19.9) | 26,522 (21.6) | 27,177 (22.1) | 25,114 (20.4) |
| 25–34 years | 37,913 (17.9) | 39,408 (18.6) | 42,751 (20.2) | 45,497 (21.5) | 46,243 (21.8) |
| 35–49 years | 41,219 (16.9) | 45,629 (18.7) | 48,542 (19.9) | 51,926 (21.3) | 56,042 (23) |
| Employment status | |||||
| Not in workforce | 11,445 (14.2) | 13,951 (17.3) | 15,962 (19.8) | 18,545 (23) | 20,846 (25.8) |
| Others | 7271 (21.2) | 7696 (22.4) | 7857 (22.9) | 6439 (18.8) | 5057 (14.7) |
| Marital status | |||||
| Currently married | 92,919 (18.2) | 100,910 (19.7) | 104,665 (20.5) | 107,455 (21) | 105,425 (20.6) |
| Others (unmarried-widowed-separated) | 31,135 (16.5) | 35,990 (19.1) | 39,150 (20.8) | 40,524 (21.5) | 41,515 (22) |