Background variables | Percentage | Sample |
---|---|---|
Couple’s age | ||
 Both young | 7.0 | 1849 |
 Both old | 67.4 | 19,014 |
 Others | 25.7 | 6047 |
Couple’s education | ||
 Both uneducated | 12.2 | 3517 |
 Both educated | 67.3 | 17,595 |
 Anyone educated | 20.5 | 5798 |
Couple’s employment | ||
 Both unemployed | 7.0 | 1949 |
 Both employed | 16.7 | 4618 |
 Anyone employed | 76.2 | 20,343 |
Caste | ||
 Scheduled Caste | 20.6 | 5034 |
 Scheduled Tribe | 11.0 | 5625 |
 Other Backward Class | 44.6 | 10,260 |
 Others | 23.7 | 5991 |
Religion | ||
 Hindu | 79.7 | 19,495 |
 Muslim | 15.5 | 4246 |
 Others | 4.7 | 3169 |
Wealth quintile | ||
 Poor | 43.8 | 12,735 |
 Middle | 21.2 | 5613 |
 Rich | 35.0 | 8562 |
Place of residence | ||
 Urban | 31.0 | 6954 |
 Rural | 69.0 | 19,956 |
Region | ||
 North | 13.4 | 5446 |
 Central | 25.1 | 7339 |
 East | 21.9 | 4843 |
 Northeast | 3.5 | 3747 |
 West | 15.7 | 2483 |
 South | 20.4 | 3052 |