Table 1.
Socio-economic differentials in prevalence of hysterectomy among married women aged 15–49 years in selected states of India, 2012–13
| Background Characteristics | Non-EAG (Pooled) | |
|---|---|---|
| hys/1000 | N | |
| Child Ever Born | ||
| 0 | 4.4 | 37,077 |
| 1 | 7.6 | 64,320 |
| 2 | 18.6 | 113,916 |
| 3 | 25.7 | 61,154 |
| 4+ | 27.6 | 43,228 |
| Religion | ||
| Hindu | 18.7 | 224,788 |
| Muslim | 14.9 | 29,021 |
| Christian | 8.3 | 32,331 |
| Sikh | 24.9 | 21,083 |
| Others | 7.3 | 12,472 |
| Residence | ||
| Rural | 18.0 | 190,812 |
| Urban | 16.2 | 128,883 |
| Education | ||
| Nonliterate | 25.5 | 72,583 |
| Less than 5 | 33.0 | 33,251 |
| 6–9 years | 15.1 | 94,869 |
| 10 or more year | 9.7 | 118,992 |
| Caste of Household | ||
| SC & ST | 13.3 | 126,488 |
| OBC | 20.8 | 108,268 |
| Other | 20.2 | 68,819 |
| Working | ||
| Not working | 14.7 | 248,913 |
| Working | 26.3 | 70,549 |
| Household with Insurance | ||
| No | 14.1 | 242,443 |
| Yes | 28.1 | 72,571 |
| Wealth Quantile | ||
| Poorest | 14.5 | 62,967 |
| Poorer | 16.4 | 63,198 |
| Middle | 19.2 | 63,091 |
| Richer | 19.2 | 63,077 |
| Richest | 17.4 | 63,083 |
SC Scheduled Caste, ST Scheduled tribes, OBC Other backward Classes, N Sample Size