Table 1.
Baseline Sociodemographic Characteristics of Women who had a Birth Since January 2011
| Characteristic | Percent | N (Total=2733) |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| 15-19 | 9.2 | 250 |
| 20-24 | 41.8 | 1142 |
| 25-29 | 33.1 | 904 |
| 30-34 | 12.5 | 341 |
| over 35 | 3.5 | 96 |
| Number of children | ||
| 1 | 10.9 | 298 |
| 2 | 42.7 | 1166 |
| 3 | 23.0 | 629 |
| 4+ | 23.4 | 640 |
| Education | ||
| None | 31.2 | 853 |
| Primary | 9.2 | 251 |
| Secondary | 38.7 | 1058 |
| Higher than secondary | 20.9 | 571 |
| Wealth quintile | ||
| Lowest | 19.4 | 530 |
| Second | 21.2 | 579 |
| Middle | 19.7 | 538 |
| Fourth | 22.2 | 607 |
| Highest | 17.5 | 479 |
| Religion | ||
| Hindu | 71.8 | 1962 |
| Other religion | 28.2 | 771 |
| Caste | ||
| Scheduled caste/ tribe | 19.7 | 539 |
| Other backward caste | 51.9 | 1418 |
| General Caste | 28.4 | 776 |
| Residence | ||
| Slum | 20.1 | 549 |
| Non-slum | 79.9 | 2184 |
| City | ||
| Agra | 26.7 | 729 |
| Aligarh | 13.3 | 363 |
| Allahabad | 14.3 | 391 |
| Gorakhpur | 15.3 | 417 |
| Moradabad | 10.9 | 298 |
| Varanasi | 19.6 | 535 |
Note: Data are weighted using endline weights