Table 2. Weighted proportions of non-vaccination by household and contextual characteristics among 65617 children aged 12–23 months, India, DLHS-3, 2007–2008.
Completely Unvaccinated (CUV) | No Routine Immunisation (No-RI) | |
Characteristics | Number (weighted %) | Number (weighted %) |
Caste group (n = 64424) | 3084 (5.0) | 7780 (12.0) |
Scheduled caste | 575 (5.0) | 1553 (12.0) |
Scheduled tribe | 1059 (10.0) | 1609 (15.0) |
Other backward caste (OBC) | 1003 (4.0) | 3513 (13.0) |
General | 447 (3.0) | 1104 (8.0) |
Religion (n = 65614) | 3189 (5.0) | 7920 (12.0) |
Hindu | 2131 (4.0) | 5366 (11.0) |
Muslims | 602 (6.0) | 1868 (19.0) |
Others/no religion | 451 (7.0) | 686 (11.0) |
Household-related characteristics | ||
Wealth index (n = 65603) | 3189 (5.0) | 7921 (12.0) |
Poorest | 1145. (9.0) | 2853 (21.0) |
Poorer | 919 (7.0) | 2265 (16.0) |
Middle | 630 (5.0) | 1483 (11.0) |
Richer | 362 (3.0) | 950 (7.0) |
Richest | 133 (1.0) | 370 (3.0) |
Contextual-related characteristics | ||
Place of residence (n = 65617) | 3189 (5.0) | 7921 (12.0) |
Rural | 2820 (5.0) | 6931 (13.0) |
Urban | 369 (3.0) | 990 (8.0) |
Region (n = 65617) | 3189 (5.0) | 7921 (12.0) |
EAG-Assam | 2276 (6.0) | 6322 (16.0) |
Other | 913 (3.0) | 1599 (6.0) |
CUV: received none of the eight basic vaccine doses; No-RI: received none of the five recommended vaccine doses delivered exclusively through the routine immunisation system; EAG: Empowered- Action Group; wealth index based on household amenities and possessions calculated by International Institute for Population Science.