Variables | 2007 (n = 17,733), n (%)a | 2011 (n = 26,532) n (%)a | 2017 (n = 23,530) n (%)a |
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Age group, n (%) | |||
 15–19 | 3030 (17.4) | 4564 (17.6) | 4201 (17.9) |
 20–24 | 3194 (18.0) | 4541 (17.1) | 3922 (17.1) |
 25–29 | 3530 (20.1) | 5002 (19.4) | 4150 (17.7) |
 30–34 | 2793 (16.0) | 3947 (15.9) | 3838 (16.5) |
 35–39 | 2277 (12.8) | 3177 (12.3) | 3077 (12.9) |
 40–44 | 1699 (8.9) | 2631 (10.0) | 2545 (10.5) |
 45–49 | 1210 (6.7) | 2079 (7.8) | 1797 (7.4) |
Marital statusb | |||
 Currently married | 12,191 (67.6) | 18,242 (69.0) | 16,101 (70.1) |
 Formerly married | 776 (4.4) | 1182 (4.7) | 1089 (4.5) |
 Never married | 4766 (28.0) | 6517 (26.3) | 6299 (25.5) |
Educational level | |||
 None | 5875 (29.4) | 8247 (26.9) | 3758 (18.0) |
 Non-standard curriculum | 3669 (20.9) | – | 3673 (14.9) |
 Primary | 7843 (48.6) | 4964 (17.9) | 10,529 (41.4) |
 Secondary and above | 346 (1.2) | 12,730 (55.2) | 3249 (13.1) |
 Higher | – | – | 2321 (12.6) |
Wealth index quantile | |||
 Poorest | 2602 (12.3) | 5179 (15.0) | 2615 (12.2) |
 Second | 3208 (15.4) | 5727 (17.3) | 3855 (15.9) |
 Middle | 3566 (19.4) | 5458 (19.8) | 4884 (20.4) |
 Fourth | 4080 (23.9) | 5084 (22.6) | 5611 (23.5) |
 Richest | 4277 (29.1) | 4493 (25.2) | 6565 (28.0) |
Area | |||
 Rural | 13,388 (61.8) | 19,530 (59.8) | 14,917 (58.9) |
 Urban | 5581 (38.2) | 7002 (40.2) | 8613 (41.1) |
Zone (%) | |||
 North Central | 3650 (13.1) | 5356 (14.5) | 4984 (17.5) |
 North East | 1857 (7.9) | 4535 (12.7) | 2837 (17.2) |
 North West | 3819 (22.0) | 4783 (19.6) | 5368 (28.3) |
 South East | 2687 (12.1) | 3471 (13.1) | 2842 (8.1) |
 South South | 3269 (18.1) | 3824 (16.7) | 4091 (13.4) |
 South West | 2451 (26.8) | 3972 (23.4) | 3408 (15.4) |