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Table 2 Percentage of various groups who had premarital sex by specific ages in place of residence

From: Are delay ages at marriage increasing? Pre-marital sexual relation among youth people in the place of residence in India

Place of residence

Percent who had premarital sex by exact age:

Group

9

12

15

18

21

24

27

30

Urban

All

0.41

1.11

16.88

40.45

25.44

11.31

2.7

1.11

Male

0.53

1.13

19.22

41.15

24.34

10.1

2.26

0.68

Female

NA

1.06

8.71

37.99

29.29

15.57

4.22

2.64

Rural

All

0.43

1.87

29.14

43.33

16.63

5.97

1.53

0.75

Male

0.44

1.9

29.7

44.0

16.31

5.54

1.33

0.51

Female

0.38

1.71

26.05

39.54

18.44

8.37

2.66

2.09

  1. NA Not available