Characteristics | Overall | Public Schools | Private Schools | P-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Number of Participants | 712 (100.0) | 328 (46.1) | 384 (53.9) | 0.532 |
Sex | ||||
 Boys | 369 (51.8) | 192 (58.5) | 177 (46.1) | 0.267 |
 Girls | 343 (48.2) | 136 (41.5) | 207 (53.9) |  |
Grade in which studying | ||||
 6th Grade | 362 (50.8) | 174 (53.0) | 188 (49.0) | 0.537 |
 7th Grade | 350 (49.2) | 154 (47.0) | 196 (51.0) |  |
Age (in years) a | 10.9 (1.1) | 11.2 (1.1) | 10.8 (0.9) | Â |
Religion | ||||
 Hindu | 427 (60.0) | 214 (65.2) | 213 (55.5) |  |
 Muslim | 234 (32.9) | 105 (32.0) | 129 (33.6) |  < 0.001** |
 Christian | 32 (4.5) | 5 (1.5) | 27 (7.0) |  |
 Others (Jain, Parsi, Buddhist) | 19 (2.7) | 4 (1.2) | 15 (3.9) |  |
Type of living arrangement | ||||
 Nuclear family | 418 (58.7) | 121 (36.9) | 297 (77.3) | 0.004* |
 Joint family | 189 (27.8) | 138 (42.1) | 60 (15.3) |  |
 Extended family | 96 (13.5) | 69 (21.0) | 27 (7.0) |  |
Education of father | ||||
 Professional | 164 (23.0) | 50 (15.2) | 114 (29.7) |  |
 Postgraduate or graduate | 344 (48.3) | 120 (36.6) | 224 (58.3) |  < 0.001** |
 Post high school/ high school | 116 (16.3)) | 78 (23.8) | 38 (9.9) |  |
 Middle/ primary school certificate | 70 (9.8) | 62 (18.9) | 8 (2.1) |  |
 Illiterate | 18 (2.5) | 18 (5.5) | 0 (0.0) |  |
Education of mother | ||||
 Professional | 76 (10.2) | 2 (0.6) | 74 (19.3) |  |
 Postgraduate or graduate | 256 (36.0) | 67 (20.4) | 189 (49.2) |  |
 Post high school/ high school | 200 (28.1) | 117 (35.7) | 83 (21.6) |  < 0.001** |
 Middle/ primary school certificate | 118 (16.6) | 92 (28.0) | 26 (6.8) |  |
 Illiterate | 62 (8.7) | 50 (15.2) | 12 (3.1) |  |
Monthly family income (INR) | ||||
 < 30,000 | 117 (20.6) | 114 (41.0) | 3 (1.0) |  |
 < 50,000 | 164 (28.0) | 109 (39.2) | 55 (17.9) |  < 0.001** |
 50,000- 1,00,000 | 182 (31.2) | 54 (19.4) | 128 (41.6) |  |
 > 1,00,000 | 123 (20.2) | 1 (0.0) | 122 (39.6) |  |