Table 1.
Characteristics of 3848 women respondents in 40 informal settlement areas in Mumbai who had delivered in the two years preceding the census
| Respondents | (%) | |
|---|---|---|
| Maternal education | ||
| None or informal | 1170 | (30) |
| Primary | 236 | (6) |
| Secondary | 2144 | (56) |
| Higher | 297 | (8) |
| Missing | 1 | (<1) |
| Household asset quintile | ||
| Quintile 1 | 771 | (20) |
| Quintile 2 | 769 | (20) |
| Quintile 3 | 785 | (20) |
| Quintile 4 | 758 | (20) |
| Quintile 5 | 765 | (20) |
| Duration of residency in Mumbai | ||
| Less than 1 year | 260 | (7) |
| 1–4 years | 867 | (22) |
| 5–9 years | 561 | (15) |
| 10 years or more | 2160 | (56) |
| Age | ||
| Under 20 | 139 | (3) |
| 20–29 | 2841 | (74) |
| 30–39 | 804 | (21) |
| 40–49 | 64 | (2) |
| Parity, including index delivery | ||
| 1 | 1168 | (30) |
| 2 | 1009 | (26) |
| 3 | 765 | (20) |
| 4 | 413 | (11) |
| 5 or more | 493 | (13) |
| Religion | ||
| Muslim | 3184 | (83) |
| Hindu | 651 | (17) |
| Other | 13 | (<1) |
| All | 3848 | (100) |