Table 1 Socio-demographic details of the respondents (n = 921)
Categories | Sub-categories | Total (n = 921) |
|---|---|---|
Age | 25.32 (± 8.86) | |
10–19 years | 290 (31.5%) | |
20–29 years | 332 (36%) | |
30–39 years | 219 (23.8%) | |
40–49 years | 80 (8.7%) | |
Religion | ||
Hindu | 886 (96.2%) | |
Christian | 20 (2.2%) | |
Muslim | 15 (1.6%) | |
Education | ||
Illiterate | 138 (15.0%) | |
Primary | 63 (6.8%) | |
Secondary | 464 (50.4%) | |
Higher Secondary and above | 256 (27.8%) | |
Caste | ||
General | 157 (17.0%) | |
Other Backward classes | 390 (42.3%) | |
Scheduled Caste | 163 (17.7%) | |
Scheduled Tribes | 201 (21.8%) | |
Others | 10 (1.1%) | |
Employment | ||
Employed | 159 (17.3%) | |
Pursuing education | 227 (24.6%) | |
Unemployed | 535 (58.1%) | |
Occupation (n = 159) | ||
Daily wage laborer | 47 (29.6%) | |
Regular salaried | 26 (16.4%) | |
Self-employed in farm | 48 (30.2%) | |
Self-employed in non-farm | 38 (23.9%) | |
Marital status | ||
Married | 541 (58.7%) | |
Unmarried | 366 (39.7%) | |
Divorced/Separated/Widow | 14 (1.5%) | |
Educational qualification of father/Husband | ||
Illiterate | 201 (21.8%) | |
Primary | 127 (13.8%) | |
Secondary | 366 (39.7%) | |
Higher Secondary and above | 227 (24.6%) | |
Educational qualification of mother | ||
Illiterate | 476 (51.7%) | |
Primary | 191 (20.7%) | |
Secondary | 214 (23.2%) | |
Higher Secondary and above | 40 (4.3%) | |
Others | 15 (1.6%) | |
Dwelling | ||
Kaccha | 190 (20.6%) | |
Semi-Pucca | 351 (38.1%) | |
Pucca | 380 (41.3%) | |
Wealth Index | ||
Poor | 320 (34.7%) | |
Middle-class | 298 (32.4%) | |
Rich | 303 (32.9%) | |
Sanitation facility | ||
Open area (ground) | 381 (41.4%) | |
Community pit latrine | 17 (1.8%) | |
Own toilet | 522 (56.7%) | |
Others | 1 (0.1%) | |
Source of non-drinking water | ||
Community Tap | 124 (13.5%) | |
Dug well | 88 (9.6%) | |
Hand pump/ Bore well | 289 (31.4%) | |
Spring/river/pond | 159 (17.3%) | |
Tap inside residence | 261 (28.3%) | |