Table 3.5.2  

Percentage Distribution of Peer  Group Respondents According to Knowledge of 

Signs Indicative of Trafficking 

Baseline 

Endline 

Knowledge of signs indicating possibilities of trafficking 

Yes 

43.8 

99.4 

No 

56.3 

0.6 

Total 

         100.0 

         100.0 

N 

176 

176 

Sign indicative of trafficking  

Offers gifts/jewelry unnecessarily 

26.0 

73.7 

Offers job with attractive salary in cities 

55.8 

64.6 

Offers a trip to the city 

23.4 

62.3 

Someone persistently follows  

10.4 

56.0 

Sympathizes with problem and offers marriage to solve it  

40.3 

54.9 

Tries to become closer; praise about physical appearance 

  6.5 

49.8 

Influence by flaunting possession 

  3.9 

15.4 

Proposes marriage but not talking openly about family 

  2.6 

14.9 

Offers to visit outside the village 

  3.9 

11.4 

Asks not to tell about him 

  9.7 

Convinces to runaway with him 

  2.6 

  8.0 

Proposes to marry in haste 

  2.6 

  6.9 

Doesn t bring family member during marriage negotiations 

  6.9 

Does not want to register marriage 

  4.6 

Offers to prepare documents promptly for overseas job 

  1.7 

Sends one off with strangers  

  1.3 

  1.7 

Offers to give chance for a role in the movies 

  0.6 

N 

77 

175 

Percentage totals may exceed 100 due to multiple responses. 

Parent Group 

Compared with the baseline survey, there is a significant increase in the knowledge of 

signs of trafficking. Within the parent group almost all respondents (99% in endline 

survey vs. 66% in baseline survey) knew about signs of trafficking.  

Compared with the baseline survey responses, a higher percentage of the parents in the 

endline survey were able to cite different signs of trafficking. Commonly cited responses 

were someone trying to be closer (67% in endline survey vs. 36% in baseline survey), 

others taking interest in daughter (57% vs. 47%), marriage proposal  and employment 

offered to daughter (63% vs. 17%), someone trying to meet the daughter often (54% vs. 

13%), offering gifts/jewelry unnecessarily (39% vs. 7%) and sympathy with problems 

and suggesting marriage to resolve them (29% vs. 5%) (Table 3.5.3).  

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