Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the study sample of women for the most recent birth, India, NFHS-4, 2015–16
Background characteristics | Weighted % [Frequency] |
|---|---|
Presiding factors | |
Age (in yrs.) | |
15–24 | 29.7 [29647] |
25–29 | 40.5 [42251] |
30–34 | 20.4 [23040] |
35–39 | 7.3 [9031] |
40–49 | 2.1 [3047] |
Caste | |
SC/ST | 31.2 [40498] |
OBC | 44.6 [43375] |
Other | 24.1 [23143] |
Religion | |
Hindu | 80.9 [80617] |
Muslim | 13.5 [13265] |
Other | 5.6 [13134] |
Mothers’ education | |
No Education | 22.4 [25447] |
Primary | 13.4 [14832] |
Secondary | 50.4 [53515] |
Higher | 13.9 [13222] |
Currently married | |
Yes | 98.5 [104992] |
No | 1.5 [2024] |
Ever used FP method | |
No | 36.7 [40316] |
Yes | 63.3 [66700] |
Enabling factors | |
Place of residence | |
Urban | 33.6 [30803] |
Rural | 66.4 [76213] |
Wealth Index | |
Poorest | 17.6 [20545] |
Poorer | 19.9 [22593] |
Middle | 20.9 [22645] |
Richer | 21.6 [21242] |
Richest | 19.9 [19691] |
Had health insurance | |
No | 82.4 [89640] |
Yes | 17.6 [17376] |
Mass media exposure | |
No | 25.3 [29869] |
Low | 48.3 [50339] |
Medium | 22.2 [22833] |
High | 4.2 [3975] |
Risk factors | |
Wanted pregnancy | |
Then | 92.3 [98651] |
Later | 3.5 [3913] |
No more | 4.2 [4452] |
Ever terminated pregnancy | |
No | 82.6 [88245] |
Yes | 17.4 [18771] |
Pregnancy complications | |
No | 36 [40153] |
Yes | 64 [66863] |
C section delivery | |
No | 78.4 [88434] |
Yes | 21.6 [18582] |
Ever had a child who died | |
No | 91.8 [97588] |
Yes | 8.2 [9428] |
Sex of child | |
Male | 55.3 [58992] |
Female | 44.7 [48024] |