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India Youth Situation and Needs Study 2006–2008

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General Info
Original or alternative title 
Youth in India: Situation and Needs 2006–2007
Provider 
International Institute for Population Sciences (India)
Tabulations only
Geography 
India (IND)
Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu
Coverage type 
Subnational
Time period covered 
01/2006 - 04/2008
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Household
  • Interview
  • Urban-rural representative
Summary 

This subnational study collected information on topics concerning young people, including education, sexual practices, marriage, work participation, mental and physical health states, and more. Single and married women and married men ages 15-24, and married men aged 15-29, were surveyed in six states of India which, collectively, represent about two-fifths of India's youth. 174,037 households total were enumerated and from those, a total of 50,848 young people were interviewed (8,052 married young men; 11,522 unmarried young men; 13,912 married young women; and 17,362 unmarried young women).

Keywords 
Abortion, Abortive outcome, Adolescents, Alcohol use, Birth control pills, Children, Condoms, Contraceptives, Cooking fuels, Economic indicators, Education, Employment, Family size, Fertility, Fever, HIV and AIDS, Health behaviors, Health care access, Health care use, Health education, Health literacy, Housing, Housing conditions, Housing materials, IUDs, Illicit drug use, Income, Infant mortality, Injuries, Life expectancy, Literacy, Live births, Marital status, Marriage age, Mental and behavioral disorders, Mental health symptoms, Occupations, Parents, Place of delivery, Population, Population density, Puberty, Religion, Reproductive and sexual risk factors, Sanitation, Sexual behavior, Sexual sterilization, Sexual violence, Skilled birth attendants, Social class, Social problems, Stillbirths, Telecommunications, Tobacco smoking, Traditional birth control, Transportation, Unemployment, Urinary diseases, Water supply
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 19, 2022