TABLE 3.
Demographic profile of the sample.
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| Count | % | Count | % | Count | % | |
| Total | 136 | 100% | 186 | 100% | 322 | 100% |
| District | ||||||
| Darbhanga | 81 | 60% | 110 | 59% | 191 | 59% |
| Patna | 55 | 40% | 76 | 41% | 131 | 41% |
| Standard | ||||||
| 8th | 2 | 1% | 1 | 1% | 3 | 1% |
| 9th | 5 | 4% | 5 | 3% | 10 | 3% |
| 10th | 129 | 95% | 169 | 91% | 298 | 93% |
| Education aspirations | ||||||
| Secondary school1 | 4 | 3% | 6 | 3% | 10 | 3% |
| Senior secondary school2 | 35 | 26% | 66 | 35% | 101 | 31% |
| Diploma3 | 20 | 15% | 13 | 7% | 33 | 10% |
| Graduation4 | 65 | 48% | 79 | 42% | 144 | 45% |
| Master’s degree | 9 | 7% | 7 | 4% | 16 | 5% |
| Doctorate | 1 | 1% | 6 | 3% | 7 | 2% |
| Polytechnic degree | 1 | 1% | 8 | 4% | 9 | 3% |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Married | 0 | 0% | 3 | 2% | 3 | 1% |
| Unmarried | 136 | 100% | 183 | 98% | 319 | 99% |
1Secondary school = 9th and 10th standard.
2Senior secondary school = 11th and 12th standard.
3Graduation = degree conferred with three years of study after 12th standard.
4Diploma = degree provided with between 3 months and 2 years of study, which can be undertaken at any time after completing 10th standard.