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lesser. It is also noteworthy that more girls were initiated into begging as infants or toddlers compared to boys, with 53.4% girls initiated into begging at less than 5 YEARS of age, compared to 28.6% boys who started that early. A large majority of the respondents 534 (88.3%) BELONGED to NUCLEAR families; 62 (10.2%) were from joint families and 9 were orphan. The study revealed that of the 605 child beggars INTERVIEWED only 52 (8.60%) belonged to Delhi, while a large number 553 (91.04%) were migrants from other states. Amongst the migrant population Uttar Pradesh and Bihar form the 6.2 Family type and Native place Table 4: Native Place State Number (% ) UP 225 37.19 Bihar 112 18.51 Rajasthan 62 10.25 Delhi 52 8.60 W. Bengal 41 6.78 Punjab 34 5.62 Haryana 24 3.97 MP 19 3.14 Other states 33 5.45 Don't Know 3 0.50 Total 605 100.0 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 0 Since Birth 1-5 yrs 6-9 yrs 10-12 yrs 13-15 yrs 16-18 Don't Remember Male Female