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Table 1 Descriptive statistics 2005

From: Public health insurance and maternal health care utilization in India: evidence from the 2005–2012 mothers’ cohort data

Variable

Mean/Proportion

S. D.

Min.

Max.

MCH utilization outcome

MCH = 0 (none of indicators)

0.369

0.482

0

1

MCH = 1 (only one indicator)

0.243

0.429

0

1

MCH = 2 (only 2 indicators)

0.228

0.420

0

1

MCH = 3 (all 3 indicators)

0.161

0.367

0

1

Household has Insurance

No

0.983

0.130

0

1

Yes

0.017

0.130

0

1

Household size

6.556

2.715

2

22

Below Poverty Line (BPL) status

No

0.617

0.486

0

1

Yes

0.382

0.486

0

1

Maternal characteristics

 Mother’s Age (years)

25.489

4.938

15

48

 Mother’s Education (years)

4.695

4.793

0

15

 Total Children born

2.311

1.662

1

11

 Health status of mother (%)

  Good or very good

0.692

0.461

0

1

  Ok

0.272

0.445

0

1

  Poor or very poor

0.035

0.184

0

1

Indicators of MCH utilization

Place of Birth (%)

Non-Institutional delivery

0.546

0.497

0

1

Institutional delivery

0.454

0.497

0

1

Antenatal visits (%)

Three or less

0.606

0.489

0

1

Four or more

0.393

0.489

0

1

Postnatal visits (%)

No visits

0.658

0.474

0

1

Had visits

0.341

0.474

0

1

Maternal empowerment indicators

Mother’s bargaining power

0.139

0.254

-0.250

1.336

Mother’s autonomy

0.731

0.484

-0.214

1.421

Mother’s restriction of movement

-0.054

0.401

-0.844

1.420

Mothers’ name is on rental/ownership document

No

0.908

0.289

0

1

Yes

0.092

0.289

0

1