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 |