Table 6 Robustness check: Sub-sample split based on residence

Sex of the household head

Male (Ref)

Female

0.78^*

2.20

Age

1.02^***

1.00

Educational attainment

No education (Ref)

Primary

0.93

1.23

Secondary

1.15^**

1.11

Higher

1.32^***

1.20

Parity

0.82^***

0.94

Working status

Not working (Ref)

Working

0.99

1.07

Health insurance coverage

No (Ref)

Yes

1.13^***

1.10

Exposure to mass media

No exposure (Ref)

Exposed

1.03

1.10

Woman’s Participation Index

No participation (Ref)

Participates

1.25^***

1.26^***

Possession of bank account

No (Ref)

Yes

1.16^***

1.24^**

Sex of the last child

Male (Ref)

Female

1.07^*

1.07

Partner’s educational attainment

No education (Ref)

Primary

1.09

0.95

Secondary

1.10

1.13

Higher

1.18^*

1.14

Partner’s age

1.00^**

1.00

Religion

No religion (Ref)

Hindu

0.85

1.65

Muslim

0.88

1.54

Christian

0.75

1.36

Sikh

1.09

1.89

Others

0.68

1.00

Wealth quintile

Poorest (Ref)

Poorer

1.11^*

2.00^***

Middle

1.20^***

2.00^***

Richer

1.40^***

2.67^***

Richest

1.39^***

2.97^***

Sex of household head * wealth quintile

Female* Poorest (Ref)

Female * Poorer

1.16

0.38

Female * Middle

1.21

0.58

Female * Richer

1.07

0.43

Female * Richest

1.26

0.57

Relationship to the household head

Head herself (Ref)

Wife

1.05

0.99

Daughter

1.08

0.95

Daughter-in-law

1.18

0.98

Others

1.28^*

1.09

Type of health facility

Any other health facility (Ref)

Public

0.87^***

1.05

Private

1.03

1.35^***

Constant

0.15^***

0.07^***

State dummies

Included

Included

No. of observations

21,154

5790