Table 1 Description of independent variables
Variable | Categories |
|---|---|
Type of residence | Rural and Urban |
State-wise residence | EAG states and Other states (non-EAG states)a |
Religion | Hindu, Muslim and Others (Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jain, Jewish, Parsi, and others) |
Social group | Scheduled Caste (ST), Scheduled Tribe (ST) and Others (non-SC/ST)b |
Maternal Education | No education, Primary, Secondary and Higher |
Wealth Quintile | Poorest, Poorer, Middle, Richer and Richest |
Maternal age (in completed years) | ≤19 years and 20–24 years |
Birth order | 1, 2 and 3+ (birth order three and above) |
Mass media exposure | No exposure (accesses none of the three modes of mass media namely newspaper/magazine, radio, television/cinema) and Any exposure (access to any of the three media) |
Survey Round | NFHS-1, NFHS-2, NFHS-3 and NFHS-4 |