Demographic Profile | NFHS-3 (2005–2006) | NFHS-4 (2015–2016) | ||
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n | (%) | n | (%) | |
Marital Status | ||||
Currently married | 65,610 | (94.4) | 62,716 | (95.0) |
Widowed, separated, or divorced | 3874 | (5.6) | 3297 | (5.0) |
Age in completed years | ||||
15–24 | 13,764 | (19.8) | 10,489 | (15.9) |
25–34 | 29,392 | (42.3) | 27,568 | (41.8) |
35–49 | 26,328 | (37.9) | 27,956 | (42.4) |
Number of Living Children | ||||
0 | 6699 | (9.6) | 6136 | (9.3) |
1 | 12,360 | (17.8) | 12,610 | (19.1) |
2 | 21,184 | (30.5) | 22,842 | (34.6) |
3+ | 29,241 | (42.1) | 24,425 | (37.0) |
Education | ||||
No education | 27,555 | (39.7) | 22,028 | (33.4) |
Primary | 10,741 | (15.5) | 9669 | (14.7) |
Secondary | 25,148 | (36.2) | 28,187 | (42.7) |
Higher | 6035 | (8.7) | 6129 | (9.3) |
Women currently employed | 25,606 | (36.9) | 16,658 | (25.2) |
Husband’s Education | ||||
No formal education | 15,895 | (23.1) | 12,776 | (19.4) |
Primary | 10,773 | (15.6) | 9854 | (15.0) |
Secondary | 32,494 | (47.2) | 34,597 | (52.6) |
Higher | 9700 | (14.1) | 8579 | (13.0) |
Husband’s Occupation | ||||
Not employed | 1248 | (1.8) | 2674 | (4.1) |
Non-agricultural | 24,428 | (35.3) | 20,849 | (31.9) |
Agricultural | 17,581 | (25.4) | 22,363 | (34.3) |
Skilled or unskilled manual | 26,015 | (37.6) | 19,399 | (29.7) |
Husband uses Alcohol or Drug | 25,902 | (37.3) | 20,891 | (31.7) |
Residence | ||||
Urban | 30,522 | (43.9) | 19,469 | (29.5) |
Rural | 38,962 | (56.1) | 46,544 | (70.5) |
Caste | ||||
Scheduled caste | 11,970 | (18.0) | 11,686 | (18.6) |
Scheduled tribe | 9140 | (13.7) | 12,108 | (19.3) |
Other Backward Caste | 22,139 | (33.3) | 25,574 | (40.7) |
General caste | 23,308 | (35.0) | 13,449 | (21.4) |
Religion | ||||
Hindu | 51,660 | (74.5) | 49,546 | (75.1) |
Muslim | 8597 | (12.4) | 8614 | (13.1) |
Other | 9103 | (13.1) | 7814 | (11.8) |
Household wealth quintile | ||||
Poorest | 9734 | (14.0) | 12,838 | (19.5) |
Poorer | 11,117 | (16.0) | 13,992 | (21.2) |
Middle | 13,551 | (19.5) | 13,790 | (20.9) |
Richer | 16,051 | (23.1) | 13,142 | (19.9) |
Richest | 19,031 | (27.4) | 12,251 | (18.6) |
Woman justified spousal violence | 35,709 | (53.9) | 31,991 | (49.7) |
All | 69,484 | (100.0) | 66,013 | (100.0) |