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Table 3 Work participation rate trend and differentials among youth in India (1981–2011)

From: Youth development in India: does poverty matter?

Census year

Total

Male

Female

Rural

Urban

1981

47.1

65.1

27.8

53.5

30

1991

44.6

58.2

29.8

51.3

27.7

2001

42.4

53.6

30

49.3

26.9

2011

36.9

47.5

25.4

41.6

27.1

  1. Source: RGI and UNFPA, adolescents and youth profile in India, 2011 (based on Census, 2011)