|
Variable
|
(%) N
|
Mean score on 8-point scale
|
P-value
|
|---|
|
District (n = 520)
|
|
Bankura
|
1.5 (8)
|
3.50
|
0.122
|
|
Birbhum
|
2.3 (12)
|
4.92
|
|
Burdwan
|
3.3 (17)
|
4.12
|
|
Coochbehar
|
0.2 (1)
|
4.00
|
|
Darjiling
|
0.2 (1)
|
4.00
|
|
East Midnapore
|
4.2 (22)
|
5.45
|
|
Hooghly
|
6.0 (31)
|
5.06
|
|
Howrah
|
7.5 (39)
|
4.38
|
|
Jalpaiguri
|
0.2 (1)
|
6.00
|
|
Kolkata
|
23.5 (122)
|
5.14
|
|
Malda
|
2.9 (15)
|
4.87
|
|
Murshidabad
|
6.3 (33)
|
4.70
|
|
Nadia
|
7.1 (37)
|
4.84
|
|
North 24 Pargana
|
14.0 (73)
|
5.14
|
|
North Dinajpur
|
0.6 (3)
|
3.00
|
|
Purulia
|
0.4 (2)
|
4.50
|
|
South 24 Pargana
|
15.8 (82)
|
4.02
|
|
South Dinajpur
|
0.8 (4)
|
5.25
|
|
West Midnapore
|
1.9 (10)
|
4.20
|
|
Other
|
1.4 (7)
|
5.43
|
|
Sex (n = 520)
|
|
Male
|
65.8 (342)
|
4.73
|
0.574
|
|
Female
|
34.2 (178)
|
4.84
|
|
Age (years) (n = 520)
|
|
< 25
|
15.4 (80)
|
4.70
|
0.009
|
|
25 – 34
|
34.2 (178)
|
5.04
|
|
35 – 44
|
23.7 (123)
|
4.98
|
|
45 – 54
|
15.2 (79)
|
4.44
|
|
55+
|
11.5 (60)
|
3.98
|
|
Education (n = 489)a
|
|
No formal educationb
|
3.1 (15)
|
2.80
|
0.0001
|
|
Completed primary education (4th standard)
|
19.6 (96)
|
3.56
|
|
Completed middle school (8th standard)
|
41.5 (203)
|
4.78
|
|
Completed high school (12th standard)
|
11.7 (57)
|
5.42
|
|
Completed college/university or above
|
24.1 (118)
|
6.18
|
|
Total monthly household income (INR) (n = 399)c
|
|
Less than 1865
|
17.3 (30)
|
3.57
|
0.0001
|
|
1866 – 5546
|
40.6 (203)
|
4.48
|
|
5547 – 9248
|
25.3 (68)
|
5.13
|
|
9249 – 13 873
|
5.3 (39)
|
5.41
|
|
More than 13 873
|
11.5 (59)
|
6.10
|
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a31 respondents did not answer the question about education
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bRespondents who reported that they had received less than 4th standard education were classified as “no formal education.”
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c121 respondents did not answer the question about income
