Table 1 Distribution of sample based on select socio-economic characteristics (n = 28,037)

Distribution based on religion

 Muslim

1,540

5.49

 Non-Muslim

26,497

94.51

Distribution based on age

 15–19

17

0.06

 20–24

2,942

10.49

 25–29

10,851

38.7

 30–34

8,099

28.89

 35–39

4,106

14.64

 40–44

1,384

4.94

 45–49

638

2.28

Distribution based on education

 No education

10,462

37.31

 Primary

5,075

18.1

 Secondary

11,802

42.09

 Higher

698

2.49

Distribution based on caste^a

 Scheduled caste

7,187

26.19

 Scheduled tribe

6,056

22.07

 OBC

11,346

41.35

 None of them

2,637

9.61

 Don't know

211

0.77

Distribution based on parity

 0

12

0.04

 1

440

1.57

 2

11,153

39.78

 3

8,598

30.67

 4

4,411

15.73

 5 + 

3,423

12.21

Distribution based on place of residence

 Urban

2,550

9.1

 Rural

25,487

90.9

Distribution based on internet exposure

 No

23,439

83.6

 Yes

4,598

16.4

Distribution based on mass media exposure

 Unexposed

13,185

47.03

 Exposed

14,852

52.97

Distribution based on age at sterilization

  < 25

9,543

34.04

 25–29

10,476

37.36

 30–34

5,235

18.67

 35–39

1,926

6.87

 40–44

707

2.52

 45–49

150

0.54