Table 1. Summary statistics from two household surveys, Gujarat, India.
| Characteristic | Present studya | DLHS-3b |
|---|---|---|
| Mother’s age at marriage, years (SD) | 18.39 (2.12) | 18.08 (2.95) |
| Mother’s age at delivery, years (SD) | 24.52 (4.24) | 25.06 (4.73) |
| Hindu households, % (SD) | 94 (23) | 91 (29) |
| Mothers who had attended school, % (SD) | 57 (ND) | 58 (49) |
| Wealth index, SDc | ND | 0.15 (0.94) |
| Mother’s education, % | ||
| Illiterate | 43 | ND |
| Primary | 27 | ND |
| Middle or higher | 30 | ND |
| Monthly household income in Indian rupees,d % of households | ||
| < 250 | 1 | ND |
| 250–499 | 3 | ND |
| 500–1499 | 27 | ND |
| 1500–2500 | 42 | ND |
| > 2500 | 27 | ND |
| Caste,e % | ||
| General or other | 18 | 19 |
| “Scheduled” caste | 22 | 13 |
| “Scheduled” tribe | 21 | 30 |
| Other “backward” caste | 39 | 0 |
| No designated caste or tribe | 0 | 38 |
DLHS-3, District Level Household and Facility Survey for 2007–2008; ND, not determined; SD, standard deviation.
a 5597 households.
b 6484 households.
c Calculated using the method of Filmer and Pritchett.18
d Approximately 43 Indian rupees to one United States dollar.
e Different caste designations were used in the two surveys.