Table1 Socio-economic and demographic profile of the study population

Age Group (Wave1, wave2 in parenthesis)

 10-14

38.66

1,712

18.92

1,439

38.66

1,712

18.92

1,439

 15-19

61.34

2,716

81.08

6,168

61.34

2,716

81.08

6,168

Religion (Wave1)

 Hindu

84.93

3,729

76.73

5,674

-

-

 Non- Hindu

15.07

699

23.27

1,933

-

-

Caste (Wave1)

 SC/ST

27.34

1,086

23.97

1,623

-

-

 OBC

54.74

2,505

54.16

4,322

-

-

 Other

17.93

837

21.87

1,662

-

-

Mother’s Educational level(Wave1)

 Not educated

69.85

2,875

69.69

5,024

-

-

 1-7 years

11.06

503

11.05

832

-

-

 8-9years

8.35

420

8.32

664

-

-

 10 and above years

10.73

630

10.95

1,087

-

-

Wealth Index (Wave1)

 Poorest

11.37

414

12.32

756

-

-

 Poorer

19.94

699

17.19

1,065

-

-

 Middle

22.26

908

21.1

1,476

-

-

 Richer

23.78

1,195

24.94

2,118

-

-

 Richest

22.66

1,212

24.44

2,192

-

-

Currently studying

 Current schooling

82.13

3,676

68.43

5,493

59.8

2,725

42.23

3,586

 Dropout

15.53

641

25.52

1,666

37.86

1,592

51.72

3,573

 Never attend

2.34

111

6.05

448

2.34

111

6.05

448

Substance use

 No

87.36

3,902

99.18

7,549

68.87

3,076

96.31

7,339

 Yes

12.64

526

0.82

58

31.13

1,352

3.69

268

Paid work

 No

75.87

951

80.78

1,221

44.65

1,877

26.14

1,870

 Yes

24.13

3,477

19.22

6,386

55.35

2,551

73.86

5,737

 N

4428

7607

4428

7607