Table 2 Background characteristics of respondents
Background characteristics | Urban, n (%) | Rural, n (%) | Total, n (%) | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 0.005 | |||
≥ 15 | 117 (46.1) | 192 (57.8) | 309 (52.7) | |
≤ 16 | 137 (53.9) | 140 (42.2) | 277 (47.3) | |
Family size | 0.944 | |||
Small | 181 (71.3) | 240 (72.3) | 421 (71.8) | |
Large | 73 (28.7) | 92 (27.7) | 165 (28.2) | |
Religion | < 0.001 | |||
Islam | 237 (93.3) | 306 (92.2) | 543 (92.7) | |
Hindu | 17 (6.7) | 26 (7.8) | 43 (7.3) | |
Wealth Index | < 0.001 | |||
Poor | 77 (30.3) | 159 (49.9) | 236 (40.3) | |
Middle | 123 (48.4) | 110 (33.1) | 233 (39.8) | |
Rich | 54 (21.3) | 63 (19.0) | 117 (20.0) | |
Father’s education | < 0.001 | |||
Illiterate | 6 (2.4) | 40 (12.0) | 46 (7.8) | |
Primary | 111 (43.7) | 103 (31.0) | 214 (36.5) | |
Secondary | 69 (27.2) | 121 (36.4) | 190 (32.4) | |
Higher Secondary and above | 68 (26.8) | 68 (20.5) | 136 (23.2) | |
Mother’s education | 0.009 | |||
Illiterate | 7 (2.8) | 23 (6.9) | 30 (5.1) | |
Primary | 76 (29.9) | 89 (26.8) | 165 (28.2) | |
Secondary | 147 (57.9) | 190 (57.2) | 337 (57.5) | |
Higher Secondary and above | 24 (9.4) | 30 (9.0) | 54(9.2) | |
Father’s income | < .001 | |||
Low | 97 (38.2) | 194 (58.4) | 291 (49.73) | |
Middle | 116 (45.7) | 115 (34.6) | 231 (39.4) | |
High | 41 (16.1) | 23 (6.9) | 64 (10.9) | |
Mother’s income | 0.911 | |||
No | 190 (74.8) | 247 (74.4) | 437 (74.6) | |
Yes | 6 (25.2) | 85 (25.6) | 149 (25.4) | |
Perceived socioeconomic class | < 0.001 | |||
Lower | 27 (10.6) | 24 (7.2) | 51 (8.7) | |
Middle | 216 (85.0) | 259 (78.0) | 475 (81.1) | |
Upper | 11 (4.3) | 49 (14.8) | 60 (10.2) | |
Social connectivity | 0.218 | |||
No connection | 74 (29.1) | 118 (35.5) | 192 (32.8) | |
Moderate connection | 98 (38.6) | 110 (33.1) | 208 (35.5) | |
High connection | 82 (32.3) | 104 (31.3) | 186 (31.7) | |