Table 1.
Percentage distribution of married, non-pregnant fecund women aged 15–49, by selected characteristics
| Characteristic | Desire for more children* | FP use* |
|---|---|---|
|
Age group |
|
|
| 15–24 |
21.7 |
16.4 |
| 25–29 |
25.9 |
21.6 |
| 30–34 |
22.2 |
21.6 |
| 35–39 |
16.7 |
19.8 |
| 40+ |
13.5 |
20.6 |
|
Education |
|
|
| None |
27.9 |
31.2 |
| 1–11 years |
33.1 |
34.8 |
| 12+ complete |
39.1 |
34.0 |
|
Employed in the past 12 months |
|
|
| Yes |
12.2 |
12.9 |
| No |
87.8 |
87.1 |
|
Wealth quintile (six city) |
|
|
| Poorest |
21.2 |
21.1 |
| Poor |
20.7 |
20.4 |
| Medium |
20.1 |
20.6 |
| Rich |
19.3 |
19.4 |
| Richest |
18.7 |
18.6 |
|
Caste |
|
|
| Scheduled caste/tribe |
17.4 |
18.5 |
| Other backward/extreme backward caste |
42.9 |
42.6 |
| None |
39.7 |
38.9 |
|
Religion |
|
|
| Muslim |
23.9 |
20.5 |
| non-Muslim |
76.1 |
79.5 |
|
City |
|
|
| Agra |
24.2 |
23.9 |
| Aligarh |
13.1 |
11.4 |
| Allahabad |
19.0 |
19.4 |
| Gorakhpur |
15.1 |
15.6 |
| Moradabad |
9.7 |
9.2 |
| Varanasi |
18.9 |
20.6 |
|
Number of live births |
|
|
| 0–1 |
31.1 |
23.0 |
| 2 |
30.0 |
26.9 |
| 3 |
15.9 |
20.2 |
| 4+ |
23.0 |
30.0 |
|
Family sex composition |
|
|
| No living children |
10.6 |
7.8 |
| Zero sons, one or more daughters |
17.7 |
13.8 |
| Zero daughters, one or more sons |
23.2 |
21.5 |
| Equal number of sons and daughters |
21.7 |
21.9 |
| Have both sons and daughters, but have more daughters than sons |
14.2 |
17.1 |
| Have both sons and daughters, but have more sons than daughters |
12.6 |
17.9 |
|
Total |
100.0 |
100.0 |
| Number of women (weighted) | 11,022 | 15,036 |
*All percentages and n’s are weighted.