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Support for SC/ST reservations in education among young adults in India 2016

Support for Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe reservations in education among young adults across India in 2016, by religion

The data shows the results of a youth survey conducted among 15-34 year olds in 19 states across India in 2016 about the share of young adults who support reservations for Scheduled Caste and Schedule Tribe (ST/SC) in education, based on the respondents' religions. Among upper caste Hindu respondents, about 28% supported reservations, while about 49% of Muslim respondents supported this during the survey period.

Hindu SC 67
Hindu ST 52
Muslim 49
Hindu OBC 42
Hindu upper caste 28
Others 55