Characteristic | All | Males | Females | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Age (years) | ||||||
17–18 | 685 | 41.5 | 339 | 41.0 | 346 | 42.0 |
19–21 | 965 | 58.5 | 487 | 59.0 | 478 | 58.0 |
Educational level | ||||||
Illiterate | 174 | 10.5 | 71 | 8.6 | 103 | 12.5 |
Can read a newspaper | 3 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.4 |
Can read a newspaper and write a letter | 1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 0.1 |
1–5 years of schooling | 106 | 6.4 | 46 | 5.6 | 60 | 7.3 |
6–10 years of schooling | 998 | 60.5 | 537 | 65.0 | 461 | 55.9 |
11–12 years of school/college | 317 | 19.2 | 152 | 18.4 | 165 | 20.0 |
> 12 years of school/college | 51 | 3.1 | 20 | 2.4 | 31 | 3.8 |
Years of schooling | ||||||
< 6 | 284 | 17.2 | 117 | 14.2 | 167 | 20.2 |
≥ 6 | 1366 | 82.8 | 709 | 85.8 | 657 | 79.8 |
Current enrolment in school/college | ||||||
Yes | 811 | 49.2 | 473 | 57.3 | 338 | 41.0 |
No | 839 | 50.8 | 353 | 42.7 | 486 | 59.0 |
Current working status | ||||||
Student | 824 | 49.9 | 476 | 57.6 | 348 | 42.2 |
Staying at home/Housewife | 310 | 18.8 | 0 | 0.0 | 310 | 37.6 |
Unemployed | 253 | 15.3 | 153 | 18.5 | 100 | 12.1 |
Paid job | 189 | 11.5 | 155 | 18.8 | 34 | 4.1 |
Self employed | 44 | 2.7 | 36 | 4.4 | 8 | 1.0 |
Volunteer work | 30 | 1.8 | 6 | 0.7 | 24 | 2.9 |
Occupational status | ||||||
Non working (including student) | 1387 | 84.1 | 629 | 76.1 | 758 | 92.0 |
Working | 263 | 15.9 | 197 | 23.9 | 66 | 8.0 |
Marital status | ||||||
Unmarried | 1532 | 92.8 | 823 | 99.6 | 709 | 86.0 |
Ever married | 118 | 7.2 | 3 | 0.4 | 115 | 14.0 |
Residential status | ||||||
Permanent | 1131 | 68.5 | 604 | 73.1 | 527 | 64.0 |
Migrant | 519 | 31.5 | 222 | 26.9 | 297 | 36.0 |
Family setup | ||||||
Extended | 333 | 20.2 | 48 | 5.8 | 285 | 34.6 |
Nuclear | 1317 | 79.8 | 778 | 94.2 | 539 | 65.4 |
Socio Economic Status. | ||||||
High to middle | 697 | 42.2 | 364 | 44.1 | 333 | 40.4 |
Low | 953 | 57.8 | 462 | 55.9 | 491 | 59.6 |
Television in the home | ||||||
Yes | 1486 | 90.1 | 714 | 86.4 | 772 | 93.7 |
No | 164 | 9.9 | 112 | 13.6 | 52 | 6.3 |
Computer in the home | ||||||
Yes | 361 | 21.9 | 212 | 25.7 | 149 | 18.1 |
No | 1289 | 78.1 | 614 | 74.3 | 675 | 81.9 |