Current age of women
| |
***
| |
15–17 years
|
51.9
|
45.6
|
79
|
18–20 years
|
47.5
|
35.9
|
398
|
21–24 years
|
45.1
|
27.6
|
819
|
Age at marriage
|
**
| | |
Les than 15
|
59.3
|
34.1
|
91
|
15–17
|
48.1
|
32.1
|
672
|
18 and over
|
41.6
|
29.6
|
533
|
Duration of marriage
| |
***
| |
Less than 1 year
|
52.0
|
48.8
|
127
|
1–2 years
|
42.5
|
32.7
|
318
|
2–4 years
|
45.0
|
28.4
|
320
|
5 and more years
|
47.8
|
27.9
|
531
|
Type of marriage
| | | |
Arranged
|
47.8
|
31.4
|
908
|
Love marriage
|
42.5
|
30.9
|
388
|
Sex composition of living child
| |
***
| |
Childless
|
46.9
|
40.6
|
352
|
At least one son
|
46.1
|
28.0
|
601
|
Only daughter
|
42.3
|
27.4
|
343
|
Woman’s level of education
| |
**
| |
Illiterate
|
46.4
|
34.8
|
371
|
Literate up primary (up to 8 years)
|
47.9
|
32.5
|
664
|
Secondary (9–10 years)
|
42.9
|
24.1
|
212
|
Higher secondary and above (11 years and above)
|
36.7
|
18.4
|
49
|
Woman’s occupation
| |
**
| |
Do not earn/housewife
|
46.3
|
30.2
|
1019
|
Agriculture/poultry/daily wages
|
47.7
|
39.6
|
220
|
Other employment (Service/small business)
|
38.6
|
17.5
|
57
|
Knowledge of sex prior to marriage
| | | |
Yes
|
46.9
|
33.5
|
698
|
No
|
45.5
|
28.6
|
598
|
Media exposure
| |
*
| |
No/rare
|
47.3
|
33.6
|
742
|
Frequent
|
44.8
|
28.2
|
554
|
Women’ autonomy
|
***
|
***
| |
High
|
38.9
|
23.4
|
488
|
Moderate
|
49.2
|
32.0
|
484
|
Low
|
52.8
|
42.0
|
324
|
Total
|
46.2
|
31.3
|
1296
|