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Table 1 Socio-economic and demographic profile of adolescent boys aged 10–19 years

From: Does substance use by family members and community affect the substance use among adolescent boys? Evidence from UDAYA study, India

Background characteristics

Sample

Percentage

Age (in years)

 Early adolescents (10–14)

2084

34.9

 Late adolescents (15–19)

3885

65.1

Current Schooling

 Never attended

190

3.2

 Dropout

1092

18.3

 Currently attending

4687

78.5

Working status

 No

4377

73.3

 Yes

1592

26.7

Substance use among family members

 No-one

1594

26.7

 Someone in the family

4375

73.3

Media exposure

 No exposure

335

5.6

 Rarely

1078

18.1

 Frequently

4555

76.3

Caste

 Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe

1605

26.9

 Non- Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe

4364

73.1

Religion

 Hindu

5001

83.8

 Non-Hindu

968

16.2

Wealth index

 Poorest

704

11.8

 Poorer

1193

20.0

 Middle

1374

23.0

 Richer

1391

23.3

 Richest

1308

21.9

Community education

 High

4125

69.1

 Low

1844

30.9

Community wealth

 High

3118

52.2

 Low

2851

47.8

Community substance use

 Low

2773

46.5

 High

3196

53.5

Residence

 Urban

1030

17.3

 Rural

4939

82.7

State

 Uttar Pradesh

4069

68.2

 Bihar

1900

31.8

Total

5969

100.0