Table 1. Distribution of the study participants by socio-demographic characteristics (N = 272).
| Variable | Category | Number (%) |
| Age group | Early adolescence (10-14 years) | 90 (33.0) |
| Late adolescence (15-19 years) | 182 (67.0) | |
| Education (completed school years) | Illiterate | 1 (0.0) |
| Primary | 6 (2.0) | |
| Middle school | 122 (45.0) | |
| High school | 89 (33.0) | |
| Secondary school | 54 (20.0) | |
| Occupation of the participant | Student | 240 (88.0) |
| Others* | 32 (12.0) | |
| Marital status | Unmarried | 266 (98.0) |
| Married | 6 (2.0) | |
| Religion | Hindu | 266 (98.0) |
| Muslim | 4 (1.0) | |
| Sikh | 2 (1.0) | |
| Education of the participant’s mother | Illiterate | 117 (43.0) |
| Primary | 58 (21.0) | |
| Middle school | 40 (15.0) | |
| High school | 29 (11.0) | |
| Secondary school | 21 (8.0) | |
| Graduate | 7 (3.0) | |
| Socio-economic status according to Udai Pareek Scale | Upper middle (33-42) | 34 (13.0) |
| Middle (24-32) | 131 (48.0) | |
| Lower middle (13-23) | 104 (38.0) | |
| Lower (<13) | 3 (1.0) |