Characteristics | Boys | Girls | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unweighted sample | Weighted percentage | Unweighted sample | Weighted percentage | ||
Age Group (in years) | |||||
13–19 | 2,987 | 71.51 | 3,858 | 64.1 | |
20–23 | 1,234 | 28.49 | 2,129 | 35.9 | |
Current schooling | |||||
No | 1,533 | 37.51 | 2,647 | 49.24 | |
Yes | 2,688 | 62.49 | 3340 | 50.76 | |
Mother’s education | |||||
Illiterate | 2,711 | 69.23 | 3,725 | 66.3 | |
literate | 1,510 | 30.77 | 2,262 | 33.7 | |
Co-residence with both parents | |||||
No | 740 | 16.97 | 1,086 | 17.15 | |
Yes | 3,481 | 83.03 | 4,901 | 82.85 | |
Caste | |||||
SC/ST | 1,012 | 26.44 | 1,203 | 22.81 | |
Non-SC/ST | 3,209 | 73.56 | 4,784 | 77.19 | |
Religion | |||||
Hindu | 3,537 | 84.42 | 4,390 | 75.79 | |
Non-Hindu | 684 | 15.58 | 1,597 | 24.21 | |
Wealth Index | |||||
Poor | 1,032 | 30.39 | 1,240 | 26.58 | |
Middle | 862 | 22.39 | 1,106 | 20.48 | |
Rich | 2,327 | 47.22 | 3,641 | 52.95 | |
Place of residence | |||||
Urban | 1,933 | 17.39 | 2,901 | 19.44 | |
Rural | 2,288 | 82.61 | 3,086 | 80.56 | |
State | |||||
Uttar Pradesh | 2,185 | 67.83 | 3,476 | 75.61 | |
Bihar | 2,036 | 32.17 | 2,511 | 24.39 | |
Total | 4,221 | 5,987 |