Table 2.

Use of modern contraception among currently married, fecund, non-pregnant women from Uttar Pradesh, India (n = 14,633, weighted)

Characteristics	Using modern method* %	Significance (F-Statistic p-value)
All women	53.8
Presence of elder sister-in-law		0.000
No	54.1
Yes	42.0
Household type and presence of mother-in-law		0.000
Lives in husband’s natal home with mother-in-law	49.1
Lives in husband’s natal home only	58.3
Lives with mother-in-law only	58.8
Not natal home and no mother-in-law	52.6
Slum sample:
Household type and presence of mother-in-law		0.000
Lives in husband’s natal home with mother-in-law	45.4
Lives in husband’s natal home only	55.2
Lives with mother-in-law only	55.5
Not natal home and no mother-in-law	49.3
Non-slum sample:
Household type and presence of mother-in-law		0.000
Lives in husband’s natal home with mother-in-law	49.9
Lives in husband’s natal home only	59.2
Lives with mother-in-law only	59.2
Not natal home and no mother-in-law	53.1

*Modern methods include: female and male sterilization, condoms, intrauterine device, injections, oral contraceptive pills, emergency contraceptives, and dermal patch.