Table 1.
Socio‐demographic characteristics of sample of infant and young children aged 6–23 months
| Variable |
Proportion in percentage (N = 69,841) |
|---|---|
| Child achieved minimum dietary diversity | 19.78 |
| Maternal education | |
| Did not complete primary education | 27.39 |
| Primary educated | 13.54 |
| Secondary educated | 47.38 |
| High educated | 11.69 |
| Household religion | |
| Hindu | 79.0 |
| Muslim | 16.5 |
| Christian | 2.0 |
| Other | 2. 5 |
| Household social group | |
| Caste | 88.1 |
| Tribe | 7.24 |
| Other (neither caste nor tribe) | 4.6 |
| Household wealth class | |
| Lowest wealth class | 24.4 |
| Lower wealth class | 21.7 |
| Middle wealth class | 20.4 |
| Higher wealth class | 18.5 |
| Highest wealth class | 15.0 |
| Household water access | |
| Optimal | 26.53 |
| Intermediate | 62.80 |
| Basic or no access | 10.65 |
| Other household level covariates | |
| Female headed household | 12.27 |
| Reside in rural area | 71.93 |
| Child is female | 47.67 |
| Regional water availability | |
| High water availability region (HWAR) | 41.96 |
| Medium water availability region (MWAR) | 33.30 |
| Low water availability region (LWAR) | 24.74 |