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Attitude towards inter-caste marriages among young adults in India 2016
Attitude of young adults towards inter-caste marriages across India in 2016
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This statistic displays the results of a youth survey conducted among 15-34 year olds across 19 states across India in 2016 about the attitude towards inter-caste marriages. A majority of respondents, about 36 percent, did not approve of inter-caste marriages, while about 33 percent approved during the survey period.
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by Statista Research Department,
last edited
May 15, 2019
This statistic displays the results of a youth survey conducted among 15-34 year olds across 19 states across India in 2016 about the attitude towards inter-caste marriages. A majority of respondents, about 36 percent, did not approve of inter-caste marriages, while about 33 percent approved during the survey period.
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- April 2017
- Region
- India
- Survey time period
- 2016
- Number of respondents
- 6,122 respondents
- Age group
- 15-34 years
- Special properties
- Across 19 states in the country
- Method of interview
- Face-to-face interview
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The traditional caste system in India forbids marriage outside the caste. But since independence, discrimination based on castes in various religions is banned by the constitution. According to a survey in 2014, about five percent of marriages are inter-caste in the country.
Figures may not not add up to 100 due to rounding off.
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- Region
- India
- Survey time period
- 2016
- Number of respondents
- 6,122 respondents
- Age group
- 15-34 years
- Special properties
- Across 19 states in the country
- Method of interview
- Face-to-face interview
- Supplementary notes
-
The traditional caste system in India forbids marriage outside the caste. But since independence, discrimination based on castes in various religions is banned by the constitution. According to a survey in 2014, about five percent of marriages are inter-caste in the country.
Figures may not not add up to 100 due to rounding off.
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