Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of living children aged 0–59 years in India, NFHS-4 (2015–16)
Variables | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|
Place of residence | ||
Urban | 59,222 | 28.5 |
Rural | 188,521 | 71.6 |
Caste | ||
Scheduled castes | 46,486 | 22.4 |
Scheduled tribes | 49,804 | 11.0 |
Other backward classes | 97,011 | 46.1 |
Others | 43,329 | 20.5 |
Religion | ||
Hindu | 178,712 | 78.6 |
Muslim | 39,004 | 16.6 |
Others | 30,027 | 4.9 |
Maternal education | ||
Illiterate/primary | 112,129 | 43.5 |
Secondary and above | 135,614 | 56.5 |
Father’s education | ||
Illiterate/primary | 13,864 | 31.6 |
Secondary and above | 29,151 | 68.4 |
Maternal age in years | ||
15–24 | 80,714 | 34.9 |
25–34 | 142,212 | 56.7 |
35–49 | 24,817 | 8.4 |
Maternal BMI | ||
Underweight | 57,793 | 24.8 |
Normal | 152,834 | 60.4 |
Overweight/Obese | 33,876 | 14.8 |
Access to mass media | ||
No | 91,357 | 34.3 |
Yes | 156,386 | 65.7 |
Household size | ||
< 6 | 104,964 | 43.3 |
6+ | 142,779 | 56.8 |
Wealth quintile | ||
Poorest | 64,443 | 24.9 |
Poorer | 58,294 | 21.8 |
Middle | 49,588 | 19.9 |
Richer | 41,472 | 18.4 |
Richest | 33,946 | 15.1 |
Region | ||
North | 46,775 | 13.2 |
Central | 70,915 | 26.5 |
East | 51,507 | 25.4 |
Northeast | 35,761 | 3.5 |
West | 17,706 | 12.9 |
South | 25,079 | 18.4 |
Age of child in months | ||
0–11 | 48,295 | 19.3 |
12–23 | 49,284 | 20.0 |
24–35 | 49,084 | 19.8 |
36–47 | 51,497 | 20.9 |
48–59 | 49,583 | 20.0 |
Sex of child | ||
Male | 128,609 | 52.1 |
Female | 119,134 | 47.9 |
Birth order | ||
1 | 91,872 | 38.6 |
2–3 | 116,467 | 47.5 |
4+ | 39,404 | 13.9 |
Birth weight | ||
Low birth weight | 31,928 | 17.7 |
Normal | 155,254 | 82.4 |