Table 1 Characteristics of study sample by social groups
Paniyas (a) | Other Scheduled Tribes (b) | Other Backward Classes (c) | Forward Castes (d) | Tribes (a+b) | Non-tribes (c+d) | All adults (a+b+c+d) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 425 | 313 | 428 | 494 | 738 | 922 | 1660 |
Age group (years), % | |||||||
18–30 | 40.2 | 39.0 | 36.4 | 25.3 | 39.4 | 30.6 | 33.3 |
31–59 | 45.6 | 47.3 | 49.1 | 55.3 | 46.7 | 52.3 | 50.6 |
60+ | 14.1 | 13.7 | 14.5 | 19.4 | 13.9 | 17.1 | 16.1 |
Male, % | 41.2 | 49.5 | 46.0 | 49.8 | 46.6 | 48.0 | 47.6 |
Never went to school, % | 53.6 | 26.8 | 14.7 | 2.4 | 36.3 | 8.2 | 17.0 |
Household below poverty line (BPL), % | 95.0 | 77.3 | 49.1 | 35.4 | 83.5 | 41.9 | 54.9 |
Wage labourers 1 , % | 97.1 | 60.6 | 57.1 | 26.4 | 74.1 | 40.7 | 53.4 |
Household owns <50 cents land, % | 89.3 | 50.2 | 64.3 | 30.0 | 63.9 | 46.2 | 51.7 |
Crowding (ratio individuals to rooms ≥3), % | 42.6 | 8.3 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 20.3 | 1.2 | 7.1 |