Table 1.
Percentage distribution of respondents who were selected for interviewed in 2012, by selected background characteristics according to interview status
| Percent interviewed | Not interviewed* | Interviewed* | Analysis sample** | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
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| City | ||||
| Agra | 83·9 | 34·6 | 34·1 | 33·6 |
| Aligarh | 84·3 | 18·3 | 16·4 | 18·9 |
| Allahabad | 87·9 | 26·9 | 28·7 | 27·6 |
| Gorakhpur | 87·3 | 20·2 | 20·8 | 19·9 |
| Age Group | ||||
| 15–24 | 80·6 | 20·3 | 15·7 | 19·9 |
| 25–29 | 82·9 | 26·1 | 18·6 | 24·0 |
| 30–34 | 86·8 | 18·2 | 19·9 | 23·6 |
| 35–39 | 86·6 | 18·0 | 18·5 | 16·5 |
| 40+ | 90·3 | 17·4 | 27·3 | 15·9 |
| Education | ||||
| None | 84·7 | 34·4 | 31·1 | 26·1 |
| 1–11 years | 87·8 | 28·1 | 35·0 | 32·3 |
| 12+ years | 84·7 | 37·5 | 33·9 | 41·6 |
| Missing | 100·0 | 0·0 | 0·1 | excluded |
| Religion | ||||
| Hindu/othera | 86·0 | 82·5 | 84·3 | 82·7 |
| Muslim | 84·9 | 17·5 | 15·7 | 17·3 |
| Wealth group | ||||
| Poorest | 84·6 | 24·1 | 22·2 | 22·2 |
| Poor | 86·5 | 20·1 | 21·4 | 21·5 |
| Medium | 85·3 | 21·6 | 20·0 | 19·5 |
| Rich | 86·6 | 19·6 | 19·1 | 18·5 |
| Richest | 86·0 | 14·7 | 17·3 | 18·3 |
| Baseline fertility intentions | ||||
| Wants now/wants, DK when/DK | 79·4 | 13·0 | 8·8 | 14·3 |
| Wants in 2+ years | 82·3 | 11·0 | 10·1 | 16·5 |
| Does not want | 87·2 | 40·6 | 42·3 | 69·1 |
| Sterilized | 87·5 | 19·5 | 23·8 | excluded |
| Infecund | 89·6 | 6·6 | 9·1 | excluded |
| Pregnant | 80·4 | 9·3 | 5·9 | excluded |
| Family planning use at baseline | ||||
| No | 83·2 | 43·0 | 33·9 | 30·9 |
| Yes | 87·3 | 57·0 | 66·1 | 69·1 |
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| Total | 85·8 | 100·0 | 100·0 | 100·0 |
| (Unweighted N) | 6752 | 962 | 5790 | 3551 |
Notes: DK – don’t know;
*
percentages are weighted;
**
Excludes women that were sterilized, infecund or pregnant at baseline;
a
Other religions constitute less than 1% of the population, and therefore are grouped with Hindu.