Table 4

Association between CAG status and duration of acquisition of social entitlements among FSWs in five districts of Andhra Pradesh, Behavioural Tracking Survey, 2010–2011

Duration of acquisition of social entitlementRation card (%)Voter identity card (%)Bank account (%)Admission of children in the free educational system (%)*
Non-active CAG (N=222)Active CAG (N=1403)p ValueNon-active CAG (N=153)Active CAG (N=1161)p ValueNon-active CAG (N=113)Active CAG (N=533)p ValueNon-active CAG (N=121)Active CAG (N=611)p Value
Not acquired7.89.20.4912.412.30.9735.937.90.6932.437.10.33
Acquired for more than 36 months89.680.1<0.0171.368.70.3819.512.80.0661.251.50.04
Acquired within last 36 months2.710.8<0.0116.319.00.4244.549.20.366.411.10.12
  • Active CAG: at least one individual or cell/group or committee assigned to work for the particular social entitlement; non-active CAG: no individual or cell/group or committee assigned to work for the particular social entitlement. Differences in the percentages across categories were tested using the Z test statistic.

  • * Among those who have children of school-going age.

  • CAG, community action group.