Table 1.
Background characteristics of women who gave birth in last five years preceding the survey, NFHS-4 (2015–16).
| n | Weighted % | |
|---|---|---|
| Age | ||
| 15–24 | 62,082 | 34.74 |
| 25–34 | 107,500 | 55.89 |
| 35–49 | 21,316 | 9.37 |
| Ecology of region of residencea | ||
| Hilly | 25,712 | 13.47 |
| Plain | 165,186 | 86.53 |
| Place of Residence | ||
| Urban | 47,833 | 29.72 |
| Rural | 143,065 | 70.28 |
| Education | ||
| No Education | 55,165 | 27.63 |
| Primary | 26,712 | 13.45 |
| Secondary | 88,871 | 46.93 |
| Higher | 20,150 | 12.00 |
| Wealth Index | ||
| Poorest | 46,782 | 23.36 |
| Poorer | 43,739 | 21.16 |
| Middle | 38,393 | 19.89 |
| Richer | 33,212 | 19.00 |
| Richest | 28,772 | 16.59 |
| Religion | ||
| Hindu | 138,343 | 78.87 |
| Muslim | 29,309 | 16.20 |
| Other | 23,246 | 4.93 |
| Caste | ||
| Scheduled Caste | 35,170 | 21.99 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 37,889 | 10.70 |
| OBC | 74,060 | 45.31 |
| Others | 34,705 | 21.13 |
| Sex of the head of the household | ||
| Male | 167,909 | 87.81 |
| Female | 22,989 | 12.19 |
| Parity | ||
| 1 to 2 | 130,908 | 71.48 |
| 3 to 5 | 54,195 | 26.02 |
| ≥ 6 | 5795 | 2.50 |
| Household has television | ||
| No | 72,974 | 35.77 |
| Yes | 107,632 | 56.38 |
aunweighted