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Support for OBC reservations in jobs among young adults in India 2016

Support for Other Backward Class reservations in jobs 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 Other Backward Class (OBC) in jobs, based on the respondent's religion. Among upper caste Hindu respondents, about 29% supported reservations for OBCs, while about 53% of Muslim respondents supported these reservations during the survey period.

Hindu SC 63
Muslim 53
Hindu peasant OBC 46
Hindu artisanal/service OBC 43
Hindu ST 32
Hindu upper caste 29
Others 55