Households by religion, Sex of head of household and household size

Q.  Which of the following is/are correct?

1) The average household’s size is lower in male headed households as compared to female headed households in case of Christians in India.
2) The highest percentage of female headed households is noticed in Buddhist Community.
- Published on 23 May 16

a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. Neither 1 nor 2

ANSWER: Neither 1 nor 2
 
  • The highest percentage of female headed households is noticed in Christian Community (17.4%) followed by Buddhist (15.9%). The lowest percentage of female headed households is in Jain community (11.5%).
  • The average households size is higher in male headed households as compared to female headed households in all the religious communities.

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