Table 2.
Sociodemographic characteristics of women who died due to maternal causes, Jharkhand, 2006-2007
| Characteristics | Statistics (Number) |
| Age (years): Average, SD | 27, 6.8 (403) |
| Educational level1 (%) | |
| No education | 84.9 (342) |
| Up to primary | 5.0 (20) |
| Up to secondary | 5.2 (21) |
| Up to high school | 4.5 (18) |
| Higher secondary or above | 0.5 (2) |
| Occupation (%) | |
| Housewifery | 74.4 (300) |
| Working in agriculture sector | 16.1 (65) |
| Working in non-agriculture sector | 9.4 (38) |
| Reproductive history | |
| Pregnancies (mean, SD) | 3.1, 2.1 (403) |
| Children ever born (mean, SD) | 2.8, 2.2 (403) |
| Children surviving (mean, SD) | 1.9, 1.9 (403) |
| Type of house (%) | |
| Low-quality material | 88.8 (358) |
| Medium-quality material | 8.4 (34) |
| High-quality material | 2.8 (11) |
| Household monthly income (in Rs) | |
| Average, SD | 1,614, 1,084 (403) |
| Mean household-size | 6.3 |
1Up to primary means 0-5 completed years of schooling; up to secondary means 6-8 completed years of schooling; up to high school means 9-10 completed years of schooling; and higher secondary and above means 11 or more completed years of schooling