Determinants of better health: a cross-sectional assessment of positive deviants among women in West Bengal

BMC Public Health

Table 2 Demographic characteristics of 537 women meeting study criteria ^a

	Mean (sd)	Median	Range	% Yes
Age (years)	32.42 (8.97)	31	16-63
Attended school				47.86
Highest grade passed	3.82 (1.50)	4	1-6
Age at marriage	15.65 (2.26)	15	10-30
Age at first pregnancy	17.33 (2.65)	17	12-32
Number of times pregnant	3.12 (1.49)	3	1-11
Number of children	2.66 (1.19)	2	1-8
Earned money in the last 6 mo.				45.23
Rupees Earned in last month	183.90 (357.74)	0.00	0-3000
Food Secure				53.45
Number of rooms in dwelling	1.76 (0.85)	2	0-7
Religion
Hindu				49.35
Muslim				50.65

^a Study criteria: married, having one or more children, and having primary education or less.

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