Socio-Demographic Characteristics

Total

[N = 2991]

Less Mobile [n = 1790]

More Mobile^a [n = 1201]

p-Value^b

%

%

%

Age Group [in years]

<0.001

≤20 years

18.7

20.7

15.7

21 - 25 years

46.3

43.1

51.0

25+ years

35.1

36.3

33.3

Mean (±S.D.) age

24.7 [±4.6]

24.7 [±4.7]

24.7 [±4.5]

0.52

Educational Status

0.051

Primary school [1 - 4] or none

21.4

21.8

20.8

Secondary school [5 - 8]

46.7

48.0

44.8

High school and above [9+]

31.9

30.2

34.4

Average grade completed [±S.D.]

7.6 [±2.5]

7.4 [±2.4]

7.7 [±2.7]

<0.05

Current Marital Status

<0.01

Unmarried

49.2

48.9

49.8

Currently married and staying with wife

16.8

13.5

21.8

Currently married but wife is at native place

33.9

37.7

28.4

Duration of Stay without Wife [in Months]^c

<0.01

1 - 6 months

26.3

14.8

49.0

7 - 12 months

31.8

32.2

31.1

More than 12 months

40.7

52.4

17.6

Occupation

<0.01

Construction workers

28.0

27.9

28.1

Hamalis [loader/unloader]

4.0

3.4

5.0

Daily wage laborers

4.9

6.2

3.0

Industry workers

47.0

47.9

45.5

Stone cutters

4.9

4.0

6.2

Others

11.1

10.5

12.1

Native State of Respondent

<0.01

HIV low prevalence state^d

82.0

84.7

77.9

Maharashtra

12.0

9.0

16.6

HIV high prevalence state^e

6.0

6.3

5.5