Background characteristics | Husbands of deceased women | Husbands of surviving women | Total |
Age |
| ||
Less than 25 | 18.2 | 35.3 | 32.2 |
25 to 35 years | 51.5 | 52.7 | 52.5 |
35 years and above | 30.3 | 12.0 | 15.3 |
Residence |
| ||
Rural | 81.8 | 98.0 | 95.1 |
Urban | 18.2 | 2.0 | 4.9 |
Religion |
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Hindu | 75.8 | 98.0 | 94.0 |
Muslim | 24.2 | 2.0 | 6.0 |
Caste |
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Scheduled castes/scheduled tribes | 45.5 | 42.0 | 42.6 |
Other backward classes | 48.5 | 46.0 | 46.4 |
Scheduled castes/scheduled tribes | 6.1 | 12.0 | 10.9 |
Education |
| ||
Not educated | 39.4 | 39.3 | 39.3 |
Less than high school | 33.3 | 32.0 | 32.2 |
High school and above | 27.3 | 28.7 | 28.4 |
Type of family |
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Nuclear family | 48.5 | 48.0 | 48.1 |
Joint family | 51.5 | 52.0 | 51.9 |
Number | 33 | 150 | 183 |