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Eliminating Corporal Punishment in SchoolsTable 2.2: Grade-wise distribution of the sampleGrade No. of children PercentageGrade 1 414 6.2Grade 2 536 8Grade 3 789 11.8Grade 4 996 15Grade 5 1126 16.9Grade 6 882 13.2Grade 7 740 11.1Grade 8 684 10.3Grade 9 and above 413 6.2Did not report grade 52 0.007Total (Grades 1 to 11) 6632 100Table 2.3: Sex-wise distribution of the sampleSex No. of children PercentageBoys 3556 53.6Girls 2969 44.7Did not report sex 107 1.6Total 6632 100Table 2.4: Type of school-wise distribution of the sampleType of school No. of children PercentageState Govt. 3567 53.7Central Govt. 857 12.9Private 1993 30.05Did not report school type 215 3.23Total 6632 100Tables 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 and 2.4 present the distribution of the sample as classified along four parameters. It isimportant to reiterate that the study followed a random sampling method and the sample in the abovefour categories is reflective of the trends that have been observed in reality as well. Out of the total of6,632 children across seven states, only nine denied having received any kind of punishment. This meansthat 6,623 children or 99.86% of children had experienced punishment of one kind or the other.14Table 2.5 and Figure 2.1 present the frequency with which children studying in different types of schoolsacknowledged that they had experienced at least one kind of punishment. The table reveals that thereis not much difference between the experiences of girls and boys across different types of schools. Theprobability of receiving punishment remains high, irrespective of the type of school. Respondents were alsoasked to indicate a time frame for when they had received punishment. The data is comparable amongstthose who provided their time frames as ‘the day before’ and ‘the week before’. However, the frequencywith which children receive corporal punishment in Central Government schools rises significantly.As many as 34.4% of boys studying in Central Government schools recalled being punished in the monthprior to the study. This is the highest frequency count, followed by the girls of Central Governmentschools (28.8%) who reported having been subjected to punishment more than a month prior to the