Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of participants (women aged 30–49 years)
| Characteristics | Sample Frequency | Unweighted Proportion | Weighted Proportion (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age Group (in years) | |||
| 30–34 | 99,084 | 27.7 | 27.5 (27.3–27.7) |
| 35–39 | 96,074 | 26.9 | 26.7 (26.5–26.9) |
| 40–44 | 79,775 | 22.3 | 22.4 (22.2–22.6) |
| 45–49 | 82,420 | 23.1 | 23.4 (23.2–23.6) |
| Highest Education | |||
| No Education | 130,054 | 36.4 | 35.4 (35.1–35.7) |
| Primary | 55,241 | 15.5 | 15.5 (15.3–15.7) |
| Secondary | 139,755 | 39.1 | 38.7 (38.4–39.0) |
| Higher | 32,303 | 9.0 | 10.4 (10.2–10.7) |
| Marital Status | |||
| Never Married | 7416 | 2.1 | 1.56 (1.50–1.62) |
| Formerly Married | 26,014 | 7.3 | 7.4 (7.3–7.6) |
| Currently Married | 323,923 | 90.6 | 91.0 (90.9–91.2) |
| Religion | |||
| Hindu | 271,320 | 75.9 | 82.3 (81.9–82.7) |
| Muslim | 40,352 | 11.3 | 12.1 (11.8–12.5) |
| Christian | 26,913 | 7.5 | 2.6 (2.5–2.7) |
| Sikh | 8674 | 2.4 | 1.7 (1.6–1.8) |
| Buddhist/ Neo Buddhist | 4886 | 1.4 | 0.67 (0.60–0.74) |
| Other | 5208 | 1.5 | 0.62 (0.56–0.69) |
| Caste | |||
| Scheduled Caste | 66,434 | 18.6 | 21.2 (20.8–21.6) |
| Scheduled Tribe | 66,777 | 18.7 | 9.1 (8.8–9.3) |
| OBC | 136,093 | 38.1 | 42.9 (42.5–43.3) |
| General | 69,003 | 19.3 | 21.3 (21.0–21.7) |
| Don’t Know/ Not Recorded | 19,046 | 5.3 | 5.5 (5.3–5.7) |
| Residence | |||
| Urban | 92,574 | 25.9 | 33.9 (33.6–34.3) |
| Rural | 264,779 | 74.1 | 66.1 (65.7–66.4) |
| Household Wealth Index | |||
| Poorest | 72,074 | 20.2 | 17.8 (17.6–18.1) |
| Poorer | 76,424 | 21.4 | 19.1 (18.9–19.4) |
| Middle | 74,540 | 20.9 | 20.5 (20.3–20.8) |
| Richer | 69,800 | 19.5 | 21.2 (20.9–21.5) |
| Richest | 64,515 | 18.0 | 21.3 (21.0–21.7) |
| Health Insurance | |||
| Not Covered | 227,413 | 63.6 | 65.6 (65.3–66.0) |
| Govt Schemes | 83,469 | 23.4 | 23.4 (23.1–23.7) |
| Non-Govt Schemes | 42,793 | 12.0 | 9.7 (9.5–9.8) |
| More than 1 Govt Scheme | 2143 | 0.60 | 0.78 (0.73–0.84) |
| More than 1 Non-Govt Scheme | 67 | 0.02 | 0.02 (0.01–0.03) |
| Both Govt & Non-Govt Schemes | 1468 | 0.4 | 0.52 (0.47–0.57) |
| Occupationa | |||
| Unemployed | 31,628 | 8.8 | 9.0 (8.8–9.3) |
| Employed | 22,024 | 6.2 | 5.9 (5.7–6.1) |
| Don’t Know/ Not Recorded | 303,701 | 85.0 | 85.1 (84.7–85.5) |
| Partner's Educationa | |||
| No Education | 11,382 | 3.2 | 3.1 (3.0–3.2) |
| Primary | 8080 | 2.3 | 2.3 (2.2–2.4) |
| Secondary | 26,534 | 7.4 | 7.2 (7.0–7.5) |
| Higher | 6476 | 1.8 | 2.0 (1.9–2.1) |
| Don't Know/ Not Recorded | 304,881 | 85.3 | 85.4 (85.0–85.7) |
| Age at First Sex | |||
| < 18 years | 137,226 | 38.4 | 41.6 (41.3–41.9) |
| > = 18 years or Not had Sex | 206,250 | 57.7 | 54.9 (54.6–55.2) |
| Don’t Know | 13,877 | 3.9 | 3.45 (3.37–3.55) |
| Parity | |||
| 0–2 childbirth | 179,673 | 50.3 | 52.5 (52.2–52.8) |
| > 2 childbirth | 177,680 | 49.7 | 47.5 (47.2–47.8) |
| IUD | |||
| No | 330,305 | 92.4 | 93.6 (93.4–93.7) |
| Yes | 20,514 | 5.8 | 5.0 (4.9–5.2) |
| Not Recorded | 6534 | 1.8 | 1.4 (1.3–1.5) |
| Pill-OCP | |||
| No | 297,650 | 83.3 | 85.0 (84.8–85.3) |
| Yes | 53,169 | 14.9 | 13.5 (13.3–13.8) |
| Not Recorded | 6534 | 1.8 | 1.41 (1.35–1.47) |
| Tobacco use | |||
| No | 324,051 | 90.7 | 93.8 (93.6–93.9) |
| Yes | 33,302 | 9.3 | 6.2 (6.1–6.4) |
| H/o STIa | |||
| No | 51,144 | 14.3 | 14.2 (13.9–14.6) |
| Yes | 2546 | 0.7 | 0.68 (0.63–0.74) |
| Don’t Know/ Not Recorded | 303,663 | 85.0 | 85.1 (84.7–85.5) |
a85% of the responses are “Don’t Know/Not Recorded”