Table 1 Socio-economic profile of the study population, 2015-16
Background characteristics | Adolescent married girls | |
|---|---|---|
Sample | Percentage | |
Spousal age gap | ||
Wife older or same age | 91 | 2.2 |
Husband older by 1–2 years | 924 | 21.7 |
Husband older by 3–4 years | 1331 | 31.3 |
Husband older by 5 + years | 1908 | 44.9 |
Spousal educational gap | ||
Both not educated | 911 | 21.4 |
Wife more educated | 1346 | 31.6 |
Husband more educated | 1997 | 47.0 |
Age at marriage | ||
Less than 15 years | 696 | 16.4 |
15 or more years | 3558 | 83.6 |
Paid dowry | ||
No | 578 | 13.6 |
Yes | 3676 | 86.4 |
Wealth Index | ||
Poorest | 574 | 13.5 |
Poorer | 884 | 20.8 |
Middle | 974 | 22.9 |
Richer | 1063 | 25.0 |
Richest | 760 | 17.9 |
Religion | ||
Hindu | 3,529 | 83.0 |
Non-Hindu | 725 | 17.1 |
Caste | ||
SC/ST | 1,242 | 29.2 |
Non-SC/ST | 3,012 | 70.8 |
Place of residence | ||
Urban | 556 | 13.1 |
Rural | 3698 | 86.9 |
States | ||
Uttar Pradesh | 2,774 | 65.2 |
Bihar | 1,480 | 34.8 |
Total | 4,254 | 100.0 |