Table 1.
National Family Health Survey (NFHS-3) covariates’ p-values and regression coefficients resulting from multiple linear regression
| Covariates | p-value | Coefficients |
|---|---|---|
| Frequency of watching television | <0.001 | −0.098 |
| Poorer wealth index | <0.001 | 0.147 |
| Middle wealth index | <0.001 | 0.175 |
| Richer wealth index | <0.001 | 0.148 |
| Lives in Tamil Nadu | <0.001 | −0.166 |
| Current age of respondent | <0.001 | 0.242 |
| Lives in Andhra Pradesh | 0.004 | −0.091 |
| Do you have diabetes | 0.009 | –0.067 |
| Poorest wealth index | 0.013 | 0.080 |
| Lives in Delhi | 0.030 | −0.063 |
| Tribe | 0.053 | 0.051 |
| Respondent does nonmanual labor | 0.060 | −0.054 |
| Lives in West Bengal | 0.097 | −0.052 |
| Source of drinking water | 0.117 | −0.048 |
| Toilet facility | 0.141 | −0.045 |
| Lives in Madhya Pradesh | 0.150 | 0.039 |
| Religion | 0.157 | 0.038 |
| Number of household members | 0.180 | −0.039 |
| Respondent works at home or away | 0.188 | −0.036 |
| Not part of caste/tribe | 0.220 | −0.032 |
| Smokes | 0.269 | 0.029 |
| Household has bicycle | 0.319 | −0.027 |
| Household has refrigerator | 0.325 | −0.032 |
| Lifetime parity | 0.369 | −0.033 |
| Household has electricity | 0.570 | 0.018 |
| Drinks alcohol | 0.603 | 0.014 |
| Household has motorcycle/scooter | 0.664 | 0.013 |
| Household has radio | 0.717 | 0.010 |
| Lives in Uttar Pradesh | 0.735 | −0.010 |
| Who decides how to spend money | 0.756 | −0.008 |
| Partner’s education level | 0.791 | 0.008 |
| Highest education level | 0.828 | −0.007 |
| Respondent does not work | 0.966 | −0.001 |
| Don’t know if part of caste or tribe | 0.998 | 0 |