Table 1 Background characteristics of those households (HH) which experienced maternal death during 3 years prior to the survey, NFHS-4, 2015–16
From: Pro-poor policies and improvements in maternal health outcomes in India
Covariates | N | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
Place of Residence | ||
 Urban | 6095 | 1.87 |
 Rural | 17,542 | 2.60 |
Education level of HH head | ||
 Higher | 2117 | 1.15 |
 Illiterate | 6822 | 3.34 |
 Primary | 4504 | 2.70 |
 Secondary | 10,194 | 1.87 |
Region of residence | ||
 Southern states | 2617 | 1.13 |
 EAG states | 14,011 | 3.33 |
 North-east | 1684 | 2.42 |
 Rest of India (western+ Northern+west Bengal) | 5325 | 1.59 |
Wealth Index | ||
 Richest | 4138 | 1.26 |
 Poorest | 5181 | 4.10 |
 Poorer | 5170 | 2.30 |
 Middle | 4930 | 2.52 |
 Richer | 4218 | 1.57 |
HH any health Insurance coverage | ||
 Yes | 6093 | 1.49 |
 No | 17,544 | 2.74 |
Religion | ||
 Hindu | 18,428 | 2.37 |
 Non-Hindu | 5209 | 2.45 |
Caste | ||
 SC/ST | 7930 | 3.00 |
 Others | 15,707 | 2.13 |
HH Size | ||
 Less than 5 | 10,862 | 2.12 |
 more than or equal to 5 | 12,775 | 2.62 |
 Total | 23,637 | 2.38 |