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. 2024 Feb 1;26(7):931–939. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntae016

Table 2.

Socio-Demographic Distribution (Weighted) of Women Without a Live Birth in the Past 2 Years (15-49 Years)

Socio-demographic distribution (women WITHOUT one or more live births in the previous 2 years)
Women (weighted) Mean Age
(years)
Rural dwellers
n (%)
Education
n (%)
Combined Wealth Index
n (%)
Province Division None/preschool Primary Middle Secondary Higher Poorest Second Middle Fourth Richest
Punjab Bhawalpur 2629 37.26 1876 (71.38) 1636 (62.22) 385 (14.64) 179 (6.82) 218 (8.29) 211 (8.03) 940 (35.75) 650 (24.72) 483 (18.39) 279 (10.63) 276 (10.51)
DG Khan 2231 36.69 1832 (82.11) 1624 (72.82) 307 (13.76) 88 (3.95) 120 (5.40) 91 (4.08) 1211 (54.29) 551 (24.68) 254 (11.40) 142 (6.35) 73 (3.28)
Faisalabad 3498 37.6 2079 (59.44) 1531 (43.77) 745 (21.30) 336 (9.62) 454 (12.98) 430 (12.31) 570 (16.31) 650 (18.57) 788 (22.52) 824 (23.55) 666 (19.05)
Gujranwala 4174 37.85 2604 (62.37) 1327 (31.79) 963 (23.07) 580 (13.89) 771 (18.46) 534 (12.79) 138 (3.31) 508 (12.17) 967 (23.17) 1376 (32.96) 1185 (28.40)
Lahore 4954 37.52 1338 (27.0) 1842 (37.19) 804 (16.23) 550 (11.10) 804 (16.24) 954 (19.25) 219 (4.42) 582 (11.76) 780 (15.74) 1314 (26.52) 2059 (41.56)
Multan 3169 36.91 2192 (69.16) 1869 (58.98) 542 (17.11) 237 (7.47) 272 (8.57) 249 (7.86) 741 (23.38) 852 (26.87) 654 (30.65) 532 (16.79) 390 (12.30)
Rawalpindi 2779 37.68 1694 (60.94) 880 (31.67) 612 (22.01) 293 (10.55) 514 (18.52) 479 (17.25) 133 (4.78) 324 (11.66) 551 (19.84) 739 (26.60) 1032 (37.12)
Sahiwal 1775 37.6 1338 (75.42) 1011 (56.95) 371 (20.91) 142 (7.98) 130 (7.34) 121 (6.82) 394 (22.19) 557 (31.41) 380 (21.41) 274 (15.42) 170 (9.56)
Sargodha 2238 37.48 1637 (73.18) 1294 (57.83) 432 (19.31) 158 (7.07) 199 (8.89) 154 (6.90) 549 (24.54) 631 (28.18) 536 (23.96) 352 (15.74) 170 (7.58)
Provincial 27447 37.44 16 590 (60.44) 13 015 (47.42) 5161 (18.80) 2563 (9.34) 3483 (12.69) 3224 (11.75) 4895 (17.83) 5304 (19.33) 5395 (19.66) 5832 (21.25) 6021 (21.94)
Sindh Hyderabad 2534 36.28 1504 (59.36) 1852 (73.08) 264 (10.41) 83 (3.27) 153 (6.03) 183 (7.21) 804 (31.74) 525 (20.73) 524 (20.67) 265 (10.48) 415 (16.38)
Karachi 4552 35.54 292 (6.42) 1561 (34.29) 514 (11.30) 488 (10.73) 987 (21.69) 1001 (21.99) 24 (0.53) 42 (0.91) 524 (11.51) 1871 (41.10) 2091 (45.95)
Larkana 1352 36.86 819 (60.58) 1043 (77.16) 145 (10.72) 28 (2.05) 62 (4.57) 74 (5.51) 284 (21.00) 478 (35.38) 358 (26.47) 165 (12.19) 67 (4.96)
Mirpur Khas 990 35.76 764 (77.19) 807 (81.53) 64 (6.44) 24 (2.41) 38 (3.84) 57 (5.78) 521 (52.59) 201 (20.34) 157 (15.88) 59 (6.01) 51 (5.18)
Shaheed Benazirabad 1184 36.7 834 (70.44) 891 (75.27) 159 (13.41) 39 (3.33) 50 (4.19) 45 (3.80) 261 (22.44) 365 (31.65) 353 (29.81) 129 (10.63) 65 (5.47)
Sukkur 1261 36.56 827 (65.58) 896 (71.08) 193 (15.35) 33 (2.61) 66 (5.26) 72 (5.69) 170 (13.52) 414 (32.84) 418 (33.22) 171 (13.56) 86 (6.86)
Provincial 11 873 36.24 5040 (42.45) 7050 (59.38) 1339 (11.28) 695 (5.86) 1356 (11.42) 1432 (12.06) 2069 (17.43) 2035 (17.14) 2334 (19.66) 2658 (22.38) 2776 (23.38)
KP Bannu 933 35.99 878 (94.11) 781 (83.66) 55 (5.93) 24 (2.60) 30 (3.25) 43 (4.56) 220 (23.54) 285 (30.50) 245 (26.31) 109 (11.73) 74 (7.92)
D.I.Khan 1176 36.2 993 (84.44) 1038 (88.21) 48 (4.08) 17 (1.47) 36 (3.05) 38 (3.20) 436 (37.07) 356 (30.27) 180 (15.34) 101 (8.56) 103 (8.76)
Hazara 2674 36.34 2385 (89.17) 1647 (61.59) 360 (13.47) 150 (5.59) 262 (9.81) 255 (9.54) 697 (26.05) 412 (15.42) 404 (15.09) 494 (18.48) 667 (24.95)
Kohat 1311 36.01 1116 (85.15) 1048 (79.97) 76 (5.79) 40 (3.04) 66 (5.05) 81 (6.15) 300 (22.85) 307 (23.39) 276 (21.07) 225 (17.18) 203 (15.51)
Malakand 3609 35.15 3220 (89.22) 2833 (78.49) 333 (9.24) 128 (3.55) 154 (4.28) 161 (4.45) 920 (25.50) 763 (21.14) 697 (19.31) 699 (19.37) 529 (14.67)
Mardan 1764 36.46 1428 (80.95) 1134 (64.30) 218 (12.36) 138 (7.84) 162 (9.16) 112 (6.34) 82 (4.64) 228 (12.90) 422 (23.91) 557 (31.59) 476 (26.96)
Peshawar 3415 36.47 2351 (68.85) 2425 (71.01) 362 (10.61) 163 (4.79) 263 (6.91) 228 (6.67) 332 (9.73) 559 (16.38) 689 (20.18) 793 (23.23) 1041 (30.48)
Provincial 14 882 36.03 12 372 (83.13) 10 906 (73.28) 1453 (9.76) 661 (4.44) 947 (6.36) 917 (6.16) 2987 (20.07) 2909 (19.55) 2914 (19.58) 2980 (20.02) 3094 (20.79)
Pooled National 54 202 36.79 34 002 (62.73) 30 971 (57.14) 7953 (14.67) 3919 (7.23) 5786 (10.67) 5573 (10.28) 9951 (18.36) 10 249 (18.91) 10 643 (19.64) 11 469 (21.16) 11 891 (21.94)

KP = Khyber-Phaktunkhwa.