Table 2.
Percentage distribution of age 6–59 months children among EAG states by background characteristics in India, NFHS, 2005-06.
| Background characteristics | Anemia status by haemoglobin levels | Sample size | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Severe | Moderate | Mild | Not anaemic | ||
| Age groups of children (months) | |||||
| 6–11 | 2.30 | 52.40 | 28.30 | 17.00 | 1696 |
| 12–17 | 5.20 | 57.60 | 22.80 | 14.40 | 1725 |
| 18–23 | 4.60 | 57.40 | 23.30 | 14.80 | 1841 |
| 24–35 | 3.90 | 47.20 | 26.20 | 22.60 | 3519 |
| 36–59 | 2.00 | 30.90 | 27.90 | 39.10 | 7285 |
| Age groups of mother's (years) | |||||
| 15–19 | 4.80 | 51.70 | 26.60 | 16.90 | 816 |
| 20–29 | 2.80 | 42.80 | 26.60 | 27.80 | 10678 |
| 30–39 | 3.30 | 41.30 | 26.10 | 29.40 | 4097 |
| 40–49 | 6.10 | 34.90 | 28.60 | 30.40 | 475 |
| Place of residence | |||||
| Urban | 4.10 | 36.70 | 25.60 | 33.60 | 2919 |
| Rural | 2.90 | 44.00 | 26.70 | 26.40 | 13147 |
| Mothers level of education | |||||
| No education | 3.40 | 45.90 | 26.40 | 24.40 | 9815 |
| Up to primary level complete | 3.20 | 41.20 | 27.10 | 28.60 | 2854 |
| Up to secondary level complete | 2.70 | 37.60 | 27.10 | 32.50 | 1606 |
| High school and above | 1.80 | 32.00 | 26.00 | 40.30 | 1790 |
| Fathers level of education | |||||
| No education | 3.50 | 47.10 | 26.50 | 22.90 | 5123 |
| Up to primary level complete | 2.80 | 43.10 | 26.80 | 27.30 | 2480 |
| Up to secondary level complete | 3.30 | 41.30 | 26.40 | 29.00 | 6761 |
| High school and above | 1.60 | 33.10 | 25.90 | 39.40 | 1487 |
| Household structure | |||||
| Nuclear family | 3.40 | 42.60 | 26.40 | 27.60 | 7210 |
| Joint family | 2.80 | 42.50 | 26.60 | 28.10 | 7710 |
| Wealth quintile | |||||
| Poorest | 2.80 | 46.90 | 27.70 | 22.50 | 5594 |
| Poor | 3.10 | 44.40 | 27.00 | 25.60 | 3893 |
| Middle | 3.90 | 41.20 | 25.60 | 29.40 | 2826 |
| Rich | 3.00 | 39.10 | 25.30 | 32.60 | 2188 |
| Richest | 2.80 | 30.90 | 24.50 | 41.80 | 1566 |
| Media exposure | |||||
| No | 3.10 | 45.40 | 27.20 | 24.30 | 6378 |
| Yes | 3.10 | 40.90 | 26.10 | 29.90 | 9675 |
| Birth order of the child | |||||
| 1 | 2.60 | 39.30 | 26.30 | 31.70 | 3942 |
| 2-3 | 2.90 | 42.60 | 26.70 | 27.90 | 6601 |
| 4-5 | 3.40 | 45.60 | 26.30 | 24.80 | 3451 |
| 6+ | 4.40 | 44.50 | 26.80 | 24.20 | 2072 |
| Mothers anaemia status | |||||
| Severe | 12.90 | 47.70 | 22.10 | 17.30 | 265 |
| Moderate | 5.80 | 52.20 | 23.40 | 18.60 | 2820 |
| Mild | 2.80 | 45.20 | 27.50 | 24.50 | 6607 |
| Not anaemic | 1.80 | 35.50 | 27.00 | 35.70 | 6248 |
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| Total | 3.58 | 42.91 | 26.21 | 27.31 | 16065 |