Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of married adolescent girls (15–19 years) in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, India (N = 4893)
Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Overall N (%) | In-laws’ pressure | ||
Yes, n (%) | No, n (%) | ||
Age (years) | |||
15 | 117 (1.83%) | 20 (1.93%) | 97 (1.81%) |
16 | 369 (5.55%) | 81 (8.15%) | 288 (6.18%) |
17 | 785 (15.26%) | 174 (17.25%) | 611 (14.81%) |
18 | 1610 (32.55%) | 323 (32.45%) | 1287 (32.57%) |
19 | 2012 (43.82%) | 355 (40.22%) | 1657 (44.63%) |
Education (years), mean (SD) | 6.31 (0.14) | 6.08 (4.68) | 6.36 (4.30) |
Area of residence | |||
Rural | 3013 (85.31%) | 622 (88.11%) | 2391 (84.68%) |
Urban | 1880 (14.69%) | 331 (11.89%) | 1549 (15.32%) |
Religion | |||
Hindu | 4097 (81.66%) | 826 (85.29%) | 3271 (80.84%) |
Other religions* | 796 (18.34%) | 127 (14.71%) | 669 (19.16%) |
Caste | |||
General | 508 (12.98%) | 90 (10.11%) | 418 (13.63%) |
SC/ST/OBC** | 4385 (87.02%) | 863 (89.89%) | 3522 (86.37%) |
Time since marriage (years), mean (SD) | 2.18 (1.41) | 2.29 (1.50) | 2.14 (1.38) |
Wealth quintile | |||
Q1 (poorest) | 806 (14.56%) | 170 (16.79%) | 636 (14.05%) |
Q2 (poorer) | 937 (20.15%) | 205 (20.26%) | 732 (20.12%) |
Q3 (middle) | 1154 (23.36%) | 233 (26.88%) | 919 (22.56%) |
Q4 (richer) | 1233 (24.20%) | 234 (22.61%) | 999 (24.56%) |
Q5 (richest) | 765 (17.73%) | 111 (13.45%) | 654 (18.70%) |
Total N | 4893 (100%) | 953 (100%) | 3940 (100%)) |