Table 1 Demographic characteristics and outcomes for mothers by panel year

Number of mothers

1,303

3,363

3,438

Number of total births

2,071

5,165

5,525

Number of live births

2,040

5,067

5,400

Weighted sample means (standard deviation)

 Mean age

26.2 (5.5)

28.5 (5.6)

32.9 (5.2)

 Mean parity

2.0 (1.2)

1.7 (1.0)

1.6 (0.9)

Weighted sample proportions (%)

 Age Group (years)

  15–19

6.9

2.7

 < 1

  20–24

21.6

17.8

5.9

  25–29

30.0

32.0

21.9

  30–34

25.6

29.4

36.9

  35 + 

15.9

18.1

35.2

Parity Group

 2

33.5

48.8

54.7

 3–4

49.5

40.8

36.5

 5 + 

17.1

10.4

8.8

Education level

 None / Primary

44.6

32.4

25.9

 Junior High

14.4

18.1

19.7

 Senior High

24.5

26.4

28.7

 College

7.9

11.8

15.1

 Religious/Vocational

8.6

11.3

10.6

Setting

 Urban

45.3

48.3

50.6

 Rural

54.7

51.7

49.4

Female births (live births only)

47.5

47.7

48.8

Weighted rates

 Stillbirth Rate (per 1,000 total births)

13.4

18.8

24.9

 Neonatal Mortality Rate (per 1,000 live births)

23.1

16.3

17.7