Bellary District, - PRC

Table 10: Hand-washing practicesPercent distribution of women aged 15-49 by reported hand-washing practices, according to place ofresidence, Bellary District, Karnataka, MICS, 2002Washing hands:OccasionBefore After Both before Not Total Number ofonly only and after reported per cent womenRuralEating 21.5 8.7 53.5 16.3 100.0 1080Serving food 2.9 0.6 5.2 91.3 100.0 1080Feeding child 0.4 0.1 0.6 98.9 100.0 1080Cooking 19.2 12.8 52.1 15.9 100.0 1080Defecation 0.5 25.4 0.3 73.8 100.0 1080Cleaning child’s stool 0.0 1.8 1.0 98.2 100.0 1080Disposing child’s stool 0.1 0.2 0.0 99.7 100.0 1080UrbanEating 12.2 7.1 64.6 16.1 100.0 509Serving food 1.8 0.8 6.3 91.1 100.0 509Feeding child 0.6 0.4 1.4 97.6 100.0 509Cooking 10.8 12.6 54.6 22.0 100.0 509Defecation 0.2 35.0 0.6 64.2 100.0 509Cleaning child’s stool 0.0 3.7 0.0 96.3 100.0 509Disposing child’s stool 0.0 0.2 0.0 99.8 100.0 509TotalEating 18.5 8.2 57.1 16.2 100.0 1589Serving food 2.5 0.6 5.5 91.4 100.0 1589Feeding child 0.4 0.2 0.8 98.6 100.0 1589Cooking 16.5 12.7 52.9 17.9 100.0 1589Defecation 0.4 28.5 0.4 70.7 100.0 1589Cleaning child’s stool 0.0 2.4 0.1 97.5 100.0 1589Disposing child’s stool 0.1 0.0 0.2 99.7 100.0 1589Table 11: Literacy rate by selected characteristicsLiteracy rate (7 + years) and adult literacy rate (15 + years) by selected background characteristics,according to sex, Bellary District, Karnataka, MICS, 2002Literacy rate (7 +years) Adult literacy rate (15 + years)Characteristics Male Female Total Male Female TotalPlace of residenceRural 50.3 25.6 37.8 48.4 18.5 33.4Urban 65.6 45.4 55.8 64.6 41.9 53.3ReligionHindu 53.1 28.2 40.6 51.8 23.8 37.7Muslim 59.9 46.1 53.0 59.9 38.3 49.1Caste/tribeScheduled caste 44.1 15.3 29.4 40.6 9.0 24.6Scheduled tribe 42.6 15.6 29.5 41.2 11.5 26.9Other 64.0 44.0 53.9 63.4 38.5 50.7Type of housePucca 74.0 50.5 62.7 75.2 46.8 61.4Semi-pucca 52.2 28.6 40.2 49.5 22.6 35.8Kachha 30.7 9.6 20.0 29.2 4.9 16.9Total 54.9 31.3 43.1 53.3 25.5 39.4Note: Literacy rates for whom information on religion, caste/tribe and type of house are missing are notshown separately29