Table 1 Basic demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the participants
Variables | Total | City Corporation: Slum (n = 4066, 45.1%) | City Corporation: non-Slum (n = 2076, 23%) | Rest-Urban (n = 2872, 31.9%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | (25.92+/−5.6) | |||
14–19 | 924 (10.3) | 11.4 | 7.8 | 10.5 |
20–24 | 3124(34.7) | 36.7 | 31.8 | 33.8 |
25–29 | 2736 (30.4) | 28.8 | 33.0 | 30.7 |
30–34 | 1482 (16.4) | 14.9 | 19.1 | 16.7 |
34+ | 748 (8.3) | 8.2 | 8.3 | 8.4 |
Religion | ||||
Islam | 8465 (93.9) | 94.2 | 94.7 | 92.9 |
Hinduism | 514 (5.7) | 5.6 | 4.8 | 6.5 |
Buddhism | 35 (0.4) | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.6 |
Ever attended school | ||||
Yes | 7583 (84.1) | 76.1 | 92.5 | 89.5 |
No | 1431 (15.9) | 23.9 | 7.5 | 10.5 |
Wealth quintile | ||||
Poorest | 2788 (30.9) | 43.6 | 8.8 | 29.1 |
Poorer | 2187 (24.3) | 30.9 | 15.2 | 21.4 |
Middle | 1752 (19.4) | 18.4 | 19.8 | 20.6 |
Richer | 1301 (14.4) | 5.6 | 24.7 | 19.5 |
Richest | 986 (10.9) | 1.5 | 31.5 | 9.4 |
Currently working | ||||
Yes | 1562 (17.3) | 24.9 | 12.6 | 10.0 |
No | 7452 (82.7) | 75.1 | 87.4 | 90.0 |
Parity | ||||
1 | 3694 (41.0) | 39.6 | 42.7 | 41.7 |
2 | 2923 (32.4) | 29.8 | 35.6 | 33.8 |
3 | 1445 (16.0) | 17.1 | 14.8 | 15.4 |
> 3 | 952 (10.6) | 13.5 | 6.8 | 9.1 |
Mother’s club | ||||
Yes | 270 (3.0) | 3.2 | 1.8 | 3.6 |
No | 8744 (97.0) | 96.8 | 98.2 | 96.4 |
Microcredit | ||||
No | 7761 (86.1) | 87.0 | 92.2 | 80.4 |
Yes | 1253 (13.9) | 13.0 | 7.8 | 19.6 |
Watches TV | ||||
Yes | 7847 (87.1) | 84.2 | 93.9 | 86.2 |
No | 1167 (12.9) | 15.8 | 6.1 | 13.8 |
Listens to radio | ||||
Yes | 333 (3.7) | 3.2 | 5.7 | 2.9 |
No | 8681 (96.3) | 96.8 | 94.3 | 97.1 |
Used mobile phone | ||||
Yes | 1001 (11.1) | 7.4 | 16.2 | 12.7 |
No | 8013 (88.9) | 92.6 | 83.8 | 87.3 |