Decision-making for birth location among women in Pakistan: evidence from national survey

Table 3 Percent distribution of women, 5 years preceding the survey, given birth at home

Characteristic	Reason for delivering at home										N
	Getting a permission to go is		Money is		Distance to health facility is		Transport is		Going alone is
	Problem	No problem	Problem	No problem	Problem	No problem	Problem	No problem	Problem	No problem
Education of Woman	X² = 79.5951		X² = 135.5945		X² = 143.7967		X² = 156.0720		X² = 98.2706
No education	38.99	61.01	55.74	44.26	61.55	38.45	66.27	33.73	72.84	27.16	2585
Primary	25.36	74.64	37.80	62.20	40.91	59.09	66.27	33.73	56.70	43.30	418
Secondary	21.62	78.38	30.93	69.07	38.44	61.56	42.34	57.66	57.36	42.64	333
Higher	12.94	87.06	21.18	78.82	25.88	74.12	28.24	71.76	41.18	58.82	85
Economic Status	X² = 75.0153		X² = 241.1833		X² = 268.0461		X² = 367.2921		X² = 169.7331
Poor	40.64	59.36	60.79	39.21	66.83	33.17	73.27	26.73	76.81	23.19	2035
Middle	29.35	70.65	40.59	59.41	46.21	53.79	48.17	51.83	60.67	39.33	712
Rich	23.89	76.11	28.78	71.22	33.09	66.91	35.01	64.99	52.08	47.92	674
Region	X² = 527.8957		X² = 444.4570		X² = 463.6556		X² = 522.0422		X² = 272.4123
Punjab	11.59	88.41	23.08	76.92	26.53	73.47	29.32	70.68	47.27	52.73	897
Sindh	28.07	71.93	44.59	55.41	60.73	39.27	66.97	33.03	70.64	29.36	545
KPK	40.92	59.08	65.30	34.70	66.04	33.96	66.79	33.21	80.35	19.65	804
Baluchistan	62.09	37.91	67.25	32.75	73.83	26.17	77.11	22.89	77.00	23.00	852
GB	25.39	74.61	53.25	46.75	56.66	43.34	76.78	23.22	72.76	27.24	323
Residence	X² = 16.9964		X² = 74.7497		X² = 152.1964		X² = 131.7937		X² = 85.0209
Urban	29.91	70.09	39.12	60.88	40.08	59.92	46.02	53.98	57.53	42.47	1043
Rural	37.22	62.78	55.17	44.83	55.89	44.11	66.86	33.14	73.42	26.58	2378

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