Table 2.
Distribution of Independent Variables Considered in Analysis of Contraceptive Use Among Baseline Noncontracepting Women Aged 15–39, From Rural India (n = 4,111)
| Bihar | Jharkhand | Maharashtra | Tamil Nadu | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998–1999 NFHS-2 | |||||
| Physical violence frequency (baseline) | |||||
| No | 1,745 (76.8) | 518 (82.7) | 401 (92.4) | 640 (82.1) | 3,304 (80.4) |
| Yes | 525 (23.2) | 108 (17.3) | 33 (7.6) | 139 (17.9) | 807 (19.6) |
| Fertility intentions | |||||
| Wants a child in the next 2 years | 1257 (55.3) | 380 (60.7) | 62.9 (273) | 457 (58.6) | 2367 (57.6) |
| Wants no more children/undecided | 1013 (44.7) | 246 (39.3) | 161 (37.1) | 322 (41.4) | 1744 (42.4) |
| 2002–2003 Follow-up survey | |||||
| Family planning | |||||
| Nonadopters | 1,914 (84.3) | 520 (83.1) | 204 (47.0) | 482 (61.8) | 3,120 (75.9) |
| Age | |||||
| Adopters | 357 (15.7) | 106 (16.9) | 230 (53.0) | 298 (38.2) | 991 (24.1) |
| <=24 | 578 (25.4) | 170 (27.1) | 162 (37.3) | 145 (18.5) | 1055 (25.6) |
| 25–29 | 637 (28.1) | 181 (28.9) | 127 (29.2) | 280 (35.9) | 1,225 (29.8) |
| 30–34 | 525 (23.1) | 144 (23.0) | 73 (16.8) | 180 (23.1) | 992 (22.4) |
| 35–39 | 531 (23.3) | 131 (20.9) | 72 (16.6) | 195 (22.2) | 909 (22.1) |
| Education | |||||
| None | 1,906 (83.9) | 522 (83.4) | 192 (44.2) | 288 (36.9) | 2,908 (70.7) |
| Primary | 102 (4.5) | 41 (6.5) | 86 (19.8) | 214 (27.4) | 443 (10.8) |
| Secondary + | 263 (11.6) | 63 (10.1) | 156 (35.9) | 278 (35.6) | 760 (18.5) |
| Husband’s education | |||||
| None | 1,076 (47.4) | 319 (51.0) | 112 (25.8) | 155 (19.9) | 1,662 (40.4) |
| Primary | 271 (11.9) | 85 (13.6) | 74 (17.1) | 237 (30.4) | 667 (16.2) |
| Secondary + | 924 (40.7) | 222 (35.5) | 248 (57.1) | 388 (49.7) | 1,782 (43.4) |
| Spousal age difference (years) | |||||
| None | 752 (33.1) | 200 (31.9) | 135 (31.1) | 248 (31.8) | 1,335 (32.5) |
| 1 to 5 | 937 (41.3) | 278 (44.4) | 213 (49.1) | 345 (44.2) | 1,773 (43.1) |
| 6+ | 582 (25.6) | 148 (23.6) | 86 (19.8) | 187 (24.0) | 1,003 (24.4) |
| Decision-making scale | |||||
| Low | 1037 (45.6) | 187 (29.8) | 133 (30.8) | 300 (38.4) | 1657 (40.3) |
| Medium | 682 (30.3) | 341 (54.7) | 224 (51.8) | 357 (45.8) | 1604 (39.0) |
| High | 552 (24.1) | 98 (15.5) | 77 (17.4) | 123 (15.7) | 850 (20.7) |
| Standard of living index | |||||
| Low | 1,397 (61.5) | 432 (69.0) | 228 (52.5) | 351 (45.0) | 2,408 (58.6) |
| Medium | 754 (33.2) | 179 (28.6) | 161 (37.1) | 358 (45.9) | 1,452 (35.3) |
| High | 120 (5.3) | 15 (2.4) | 45 (10.4) | 71 (9.1) | 251 (6.1) |
| Parity | |||||
| 0 | 371 (16.3) | 116 (18.5) | 103 (23.7) | 165 (21.2) | 755 (18.4) |
| 1–2 | 757 (33.3) | 226 (36.1) | 195 (44.9) | 459 (58.9) | 1,637 (39.8) |
| 3–4 | 627 (27.6) | 172 (27.5) | 99 (22.8) | 126 (16.2) | 1,024 (24.9) |
| 5+ | 516 (22.7) | 112 (17.9) | 37 (8.5) | 30 (3.9) | 695 (16.9) |
| No | 1851 (78.8) | 468 (73.1) | 378 (85.8) | 564 (71.5) | 3263 (76.9) |
| Physical violence in the last 12 months | |||||
| Yes | 419 (21.2) | 158 (26.9) | 56 (14.2) | 215 (28.5) | 848 (23.1) |