Table 2 Percentage distribution of substance use among adolescent boys by background characteristics

Age (in years)

0.001

 Early adolescents (10–14)

4.5

 Late adolescents (15–19)

22.9

Current schooling

0.001

 Never attended

38.5

 Dropout

40.3

 Currently attending

10.0

Working status

0.001

 No

9.6

 Yes

35.2

Media exposure

0.043

 No exposure

20.3

 Rarely

15.6

 frequently

16.4

Substance use among family members

0.001

 No-one

10.7

 Someone in the family

18.5

Caste

0.033

 Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe

21.5

 Non- Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe

14.6

Religion

0.001

 Hindu

16.3

 Non-Hindu

17.2

Wealth index

0.001

 Poorest

21.5

 Poorer

17.6

 Middle

16.6

 Richer

16.1

 Richest

12.9

Community education

0.001

 High

15.6

 Low

18.3

Community wealth

0.048

 High

15.3

 Low

17.7

Community substance use

0.002

 Low

14.0

 High

18.6

Residence

0.812

 Urban

14.4

 Rural

16.9

State

0.145

 Uttar Pradesh

16.9

 Bihar

15.6

Total

16.4