Notes: n = un-weighted cases, figures may not add up to total due to missing cases; all data are weighted using sampling weights provided by the DLHS 4th round. ^aThe scheduled castes (SCs) and scheduled tribes (STs) are the official designations given to various groups of historically marginalized people, recognized in the Constitution of India: in the British era, they were known as the depressed classes, while in present days, the SCs and STs are sometimes referred to as “Dalits” and “Adivasis” (i.e. traditional forest dwellers), respectively, and the SCs comprise about 16.6 percent and STs 8.6 percent of India’s population[29]; ^bBPL is below poverty line; ^cp-value represents the significance level estimated from the χ² test. OBCs represent other backward classes

Source: Computed from unit level data of DLHS-4