Mothers employed in paid work and their predictors for home delivery in Pakistan

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of employed mothers in paid work with children born in the last 5 years (n = 1387)

Characteristics	n ^a	%
Age
15–29 years	630	45.4
30–39 years	629	45.3
40–44 years	128	9.2
Province
Baluchistan	195	14.1
KPK	136	9.8
Sindh	505	36.4
Punjab	551	39.7
Region
Rural	475	34.2
Urban	912	65.8
Education
No formal schooling	909	65.5
Primary	169	12.2
Secondary	124	8.9
Higher	185	13.3
Wealth
Poor	806	58.1
Middle	226	16.3
Rich	355	25.6
Marital status
Divorced/separated/widowed	23	1.7
Currently living with husband	1364	98.3
Mother’s occupation
Unskilled	683	49.2
Semi-skilled	449	32.4
Skilled	254	18.3
Husband’s education
No formal schooling	598	43.1
Primary	216	15.6
Secondary	340	24.5
Higher	232	16.7
Husband’s occupation
Unemployed	24	1.7
Unskilled	798	57.5
Semi-skilled	333	24.0
Skilled	232	16.7
Total children born
7 or more	270	19.5
4–6	474	34.2
1–3	643	46.4
Head of household
Father/other	460	33.2
Husband	872	62.9
Self	55	4.0
Place of delivery
Home	743	53.6
Hospital/clinic	644	46.4

^aSome of the descriptive statistics do not add up to 1387 due to missing values in the data

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