Table 1.
Socioeconomic characteristics of the study population, 2015–16
| Background characteristics | Adolescent boys | Adolescent girls | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sample | Percentage | Sample | Percentage | |
| Wealth index | ||||
| Poorest | 548 | 13.0 | 838 | 14.0 |
| Poorer | 861 | 20.4 | 1052 | 17.6 |
| Middle | 947 | 22.5 | 1254 | 21.0 |
| Richer | 958 | 22.7 | 1494 | 25.0 |
| Richest | 902 | 21.4 | 1335 | 22.4 |
| Religion | ||||
| Hindu | 3576 | 84.8 | 4662 | 78.0 |
| Non-Hindu | 640 | 15.2 | 1312 | 22.0 |
| Caste | ||||
| SC/ST | 1105 | 26.2 | 1407 | 23.6 |
| Non-SC/ST | 3111 | 73.8 | 4567 | 76.4 |
| Place of residence | ||||
| Urban | 627 | 14.9 | 1293 | 21.6 |
| Rural | 3589 | 85.1 | 4681 | 78.4 |
| States | ||||
| Uttar Pradesh | 2751 | 65.3 | 3393 | 56.8 |
| Bihar | 1465 | 34.8 | 2581 | 43.2 |
| Total | 4216 | 100.0 | 5974 | 100.0 |
SC/ST Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe