Nutritional Status among Females of Bhaina Tribe of Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, India: An Anthropological Insight

Table 3

Socioeconomic profile among Bhaina tribe of Bilaspur.

Characteristics	Male (141)	Female (161)	value
Age (years) (mean ± SD)	29.57 ± 16.31	26.85 ± 17.69	1.38 (0.168)^a
Education
Illiterate	25 (17.73%)	69 (42.85%)	23.7 (<0.0001)^b
ICDS	44 (31.20%)	42 (26.08%)
Primary	59 (41.84%)	43 (26.71%)
Secondary	13 (9.22%)	7 (4.35%)
Occupation^†; (M = 201; F = 201)
Unemployed	70 (34.82%)	64 (31.84%)	111 (<0.0001)^b
Cultivator	101 (50.25%)	27 (13.43%)
Wage labour	25 (12.44%)	28 (13.93%)
Other*	5 (2.48%)	82 (40.79%)
Marital status
Married	84 (59.57)	93 (57.76)	0.102 (0.750)^b
Unmarried	57 (40.42)	68 (42.23)

Unpaired -test; ^blikelihood ratio test ( value); ^†it includes family members who work outside the village; *it includes occupation such as business (in male population) and housewife (in female population).
ICDS: Integrated Child Development Programme.