Table 2 Weighted percentage distribution of women aged 15–24 years who had given birth in the 3 years preceding the survey by analysis variables and survey round

Number

17,335

14,243

16,047

63,351

110,976

 Rural

79.37

79.67

76.36

75.09

76.53

 Urban

20.63

20.33

23.64

24.91

23.47

 EAG states

45.48

46.74

49.84

47.50

47.43

 Other states

54.52

53.26

50.16

52.50

52.57

 Hindu

81.39

81.30

80.64

80.02

80.49

 Muslim

14.09

14.66

15.52

15.85

15.37

 Others

4.52

4.03

3.83

4.13

4.13

 Scheduled caste

13.51

20.44

21.28

22.14

20.45

 Scheduled tribe

9.85

9.75

9.32

11.19

10.53

 Others

76.63

69.81

69.39

66.67

69.02

 No Education

62.05

50.42

41.92

19.31

33.25

 Primary

15.96

17.13

16.64

14.35

15.29

 Secondary

20.62

26.36

38.63

58.22

45.43

 Higher

1.37

6.09

2.80

8.12

6.03

 Poorest

20.40

21.25

22.49

21.66

21.53

 Poorer

23.17

23.47

23.55

24.62

24.09

 Middle

22.54

22.22

22.07

23.01

22.70

 Richer

20.21

19.95

19.73

19.40

19.64

 Richest

13.69

13.11

12.14

11.32

12.04

  ≤ 19

44.46

43.20

42.07

31.77

36.71

 20–24

55.54

56.80

57.93

68.23

63.29

 1

44.78

44.69

47.14

57.78

52.53

 2

32.68

32.91

34.47

33.28

33.31

 3+

22.54

22.40

18.39

8.94

14.16

 No exposure

51.75

44.03

28.02

21.91

30.29

 Any exposure

48.25

55.97

71.98

78.09

69.71