Table 1 Sample distribution of women aged 15-49 in Bangladesh by various background characteristics, Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey, 2017-18

Women’s age (in years)

 15–24

2,836

53.1 (51.8–54.5)

 25–34

2,198

41.2 (39.9–42.5)

 ≥35

304

5.7 (5.1–6.4)

Women’s education

 No education

351

6.6 (5.9–7.3)

 Primary

1,471

27.6 (26.4–28.8)

 Secondary

2,609

48.9 (47.5–50.2)

 Higher

906

17.0 (16.0–18.0)

Working status

 No

3,365

63.0 (61.7–64.3)

 Yes

1,973

37.0 (35.7–38.3)

Mass Media Exposure

 No Exposure

1,854

34.7 (33.5–36.0)

 Exposure

3,484

65.3 (64.0–66.5)

Body Mass Index

 Underweight

804

17.6 (16.6–18.8)

 Normal

2,746

60.2 (58.8–61.7)

 Overweight and Obese

1,009

22.1 (20.9–23.4)

Birth order

 First

2,081

39.0  (37.7–40.3)

 2nd order

1,715

32.1 (30.9–33.4)

 3 or more

1,542

28.9 (27.7–30.1)

ANC visits

 No visit

405

8.0 (7.3–8.8)

 1–3 visits

2,272

45.0 (43.6–46.4)

 4 or more

2,374

47.0 (45.6–48.4)

Place of delivery

 Public

763

14.3 (13.4–15.3)

 Private

1,887

35.3 (13.4–15.3)

Husband’s education

 No education

802

15.0  (14.1–16.0)

 Primary

1,789

33.5 (32.3–34.8)

 Secondary

1,778

33.3 (32.1–34.6)

 Higher

969

18.2 (17.1–19.2)

Husband’s occupation

 Unemployed

118

2.2 (1.8–2.6)

Professional/Technical/Managerial

432

8.1 (7.4–8.9)

 Sales

969

18.2 (17.1–19.2)

 Agricultural

1,008

18.9  (17.9–20.0)

 Services

712

13.4  (12.5–14.3)

 Skilled And Unskilled

2,099

39.3 (38.0–40.6)

Religion

 Islam

4,910

92.0 (91.2–92.7)

 Others

428

8.0 (7.3–8.8)

Wealth Index

 Poorest

1,108

20.8 (19.7–21.9)

 Poorer

1,106

20.7 (19.7–21.8)

 Middle

1,020

19.1  (18.1–20.2)

 Richer

1,071

20.1  (19.0–21.2)

 Richest

1,034

19.4 (18.3–20.4)

Place of residence

 Urban

1,427

26.7 (25.6–27.9)

 Rural

3,911

73.3 (72.1–74.4)

Division

 Barisal

303

5.7 (5.1–6.3)

 Chittagong

1,141

21.4 (20.3–22.5)

 Dhaka

1,359

25.5 (24.3–26.6)

 Khulna

481

9.0 (8.3–9.8)

 Mymensingh

451

8.4 (7.7–9.2)

 Rajshahi

622

11.7 (10.8–12.5)

 Rangpur

555

10.4 (9.6–11.3)

 Sylhet

425

8.0 (7.3–8.7)

Total

5,338

100.0