Table 4.
Estimate of lifetime experience of induced abortion among Rajasthani women aged 15–49, by socioeconomic characteristics and measurement methodologya
| Direct | List Experiment | List Experiment–Direct | |
|---|---|---|---|
| % (SE) | % (SE) | % (95% CI)b | |
| Age | |||
| 15–19 | 0.2 (0.1) | 0.7 (1.0) | 0.5 (–0.2, 1.7) |
| 20–29 | 3.9 (1.0) | 4.3 (1.6) | 0.4 (–2.4, 3.1) |
| 30–39 | 5.7 (0.9) | 5.3 (1.9) | –0.4 (–4.3, 2.6) |
| 40–49 | 2.8 (1.0) | 1.2 (1.3) | –1.6 (–3.2, 0.4) |
| Marital status | |||
| Currently married/cohabiting | 4.6 (0.9) | 2.2 (1.0) | –2.4 (–3.9, –1.1) |
| Divorced or separated/widowed | 1.4 (1.1) | 3.4 (5.1) | 1.9 (–1.3, 2.9) |
| Never married | 0.1 (0.1) | 0.7 (0.9) | 0.6 (–0.3, 1.5) |
| School | |||
| Never attended | 2.8 (0.6) | 2.2 (1.6) | –0.6 (–2.8, 1.8) |
| Primary | 3.4 (0.8) | 2.4 (1.1) | –1.0 (–3.5, 1.2) |
| Secondary | 4.4 (1.4) | 5.5 (2.3) | 1.2 (–3.6, 5.5) |
| Higher or postgraduate | 4.2 (1.0) | 2.3 (1.8) | 1.9 (–4.4, 1.1) |
| Wealth | |||
| Poorest | 1.5 (0.6) | 2.2 (1.4) | 0.7 (‐1.3, 3.1) |
| Second poorest | 1.3 (0.4) | 2.6 (1.7) | 1.3 (–0.9, 3.2) |
| Middle | 3.6 (1.0) | 2.7 (1.3) | –0.9 (–3.3, 0.8) |
| Second wealthiest | 4.6 (1.5) | 2.4 (1.6) | –2.2 (–5.0, –0.4) |
| Wealthiest | 5.3 (1.3) | 2.1 (1.7) | –3.3 (–7.2, –1.3) |
| Caste of household head | |||
| Scheduled caste | 3.6 (1.1) | 2.4 (1.7) | –1.3 (–4.3, 0.7) |
| Scheduled tribe | 3.6 (1.4) | 6.6 (2.3) | 2.9 (–1.6), 7.3) |
| Other backward classes | 3.0 (0.9) | 2.0 (1.3) | –1.0 (–3.4, 1.1) |
| General | 4.2 (1.1) | 4.1 (1.8) | –0.1 (–5.1, 2.7) |
| Religion of household head | |||
| Hindu | 3.3 (0.6) | 1.9 (0.9) | –1.4 (–3.4, 0.2) |
| Muslim | 4.4 (2.1) | 3.4 (3.8) | –1.0 (–8.1, 1.8) |
| Other | 9.0 (3.1) | 12.4 (40.0) | 3.4 (–10.6, 97.1) |
| Residence | |||
| Rural | 1.9 (0.4) | 1.3 (0.7) | –0.6 (–1.9, 0.7) |
| Urban | 6.4 (1.7) | 3.6 (1.8) | –2.9 (–7.0, –0.5) |
| Parity | |||
| 0 | 0.2 (0.1) | 1.2 (1.0) | 0.9 (–0.1, 2.1) |
| 1–2 | 5.5 (1.1) | 3.2 (1.4) | –2.3 (–5.8, 0.4) |
| 3–4 | 4.8 (1.0) | 2.1 (1.7) | –1.8 (–4.7, 0.8) |
| 5+ | 3.2 (1.1) | 6.6 (3.1) | 3.4 (–2.9, 8.0) |
| Total | 3.5 (0.7) | 0.0 (0.8) | –1.7 (–3.3, –0.5) |
a
Estimates weighted. Bolding indicates p‐value less than 0.05.
b
Bias‐corrected bootstrapped 95% confidence intervals.