Table 1.
Descriptive statistics of household environment and background characteristics among Asthmatic young women, India 2015–16
| Household, Env. & Background Characteristics | Percent | N |
|---|---|---|
| Improved source of drinking water | ||
| No | 15.8 | 1771 |
| Yes | 84.2 | 9423 |
| Improved source toilet facility | ||
| No | 35.5 | 3978 |
| Yes | 64.5 | 7216 |
| Clean cooking fuel | ||
| No | 54.4 | 6087 |
| Yes | 45.6 | 5107 |
| Separate room used as kitchen | ||
| No | 49.7 | 5559 |
| Yes | 50.3 | 5635 |
| Household with no crowding | ||
| No | 52.7 | 5897 |
| Yes | 47.3 | 5297 |
| Consumption of any tobacco | ||
| No | 90.8 | 10,160 |
| Yes | 9.2 | 1034 |
| Level of Education | ||
| No education | 31.7 | 3552 |
| Primary | 15.6 | 1749 |
| Secondary | 43.6 | 4881 |
| Higher | 9.0 | 1012 |
| Place of Residence | ||
| Urban | 36.7 | 4108 |
| Rural | 63.3 | 7086 |
| Caste | ||
| SC | 19.2 | 2148 |
| ST | 8.4 | 939 |
| OBC | 43.1 | 4824 |
| Others | 29.3 | 3282 |
| Religion | ||
| Hindu | 81.2 | 9086 |
| Muslim | 12.4 | 1392 |
| Others | 6.4 | 716 |
| Region | ||
| Eastern | 26.5 | 2961 |
| Western | 16.1 | 1801 |
| Northern | 14.4 | 1615 |
| Southern | 34.6 | 3867 |
| North-eastern | 2.5 | 278 |
| Central | 6.0 | 671 |
| Wealth Index | ||
| Poorest | 15.8 | 1773 |
| Poorer | 19.1 | 2139 |
| Middle | 21.2 | 2371 |
| Richer | 23.6 | 2638 |
| Richest | 20.3 | 2272 |
| Mass media | ||
| No | 16.5 | 1849 |
| Yes | 83.5 | 9345 |
| India | 11,194 | |