Variables | Categories | Frequency | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|---|
Age at birth of index child | < 18 | 175,305 | 57.67 |
19–24 | 109,943 | 36.17 | |
≥ 25 | 18,732 | 6.16 | |
Educational status of respondents | No formal education | 202,348 | 66.57 |
Primary education | 82,226 | 27.05 | |
Secondary and above | 19,407 | 6.38 | |
Husband education | No formal education | 180,514 | 59.43 |
Primary education | 78,558 | 25.86 | |
Secondary and higher | 44,651 | 14.70 | |
Occupation of respondents | Not working | 67,652 | 23.77 |
Working | 216,949 | 76.23 | |
Husband occupation | Not working | 14,159 | 4.67 |
Working | 289,148 | 95.33 | |
Wealth index | Poor | 134,243 | 44.16 |
Middle | 64,491 | 21.22 | |
Rich | 105,246 | 34.62 | |
Media exposure | No | 126,508 | 41.75 |
Yes | 176,471 | 58.25 | |
Ideal number of children | Less than 6 | 80,531 | 26.49 |
6 and above | 223,448 | 73.51 | |
Preferred waiting time to birth | Less than 2Â years | 65,995 | 41.67 |
2 and above years | 92,383 | 58.33 | |
Contraceptive use | Yes | 49,717 | 16.36 |
No | 254,263 | 83.64 |