Table 1 Socio-economic characteristics of children aged 6–59 months in India, 2005–06 and 2015–16
Background characteristics | Categories | 2005–06 | 2015–16 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | ||
Vitamin A supplementation | No | 6379 | 14.5 | 1,30,252 | 57.9 |
Yes | 37,634 | 85.5 | 94,841 | 42.1 | |
Iron supplementation | No | 2053 | 4.7 | 58,686 | 26.1 |
Yes | 41,961 | 95.3 | 1,66,406 | 73.9 | |
Age of the child | 6–23 months | 14,422 | 33.2 | 74,132 | 33.4 |
24–59 months | 28,997 | 66.8 | 1,47,726 | 66.6 | |
Sex of the child | Male | 24,487 | 52.0 | 1,23,433 | 52.0 |
Female | 22,403 | 47.8 | 1,13,544 | 47.9 | |
Mother’s education | No education | 19,230 | 41.0 | 75,010 | 32.0 |
Primary | 6777 | 14.5 | 34,790 | 15.0 | |
Secondary | 17,346 | 37.0 | 1,05,722 | 45.0 | |
Higher | 3536 | 7.5 | 21,455 | 9.0 | |
Birth order | 1st order | 32,220 | 68.7 | 1,68,425 | 71.0 |
2–3 order | 14,562 | 31.1 | 68,099 | 29.0 | |
4–6 order | 108 | 0.2 | 453 | 0.0 | |
Currently breastfeeding | No | 18,018 | 38.4 | 90,797 | 38.0 |
Yes | 28,872 | 61.6 | 1,46,180 | 62.0 | |
Wealth index | Poor | 17,021 | 36.0 | 1,18,786 | 50.0 |
Middle | 9697 | 21.0 | 47,265 | 20.0 | |
Rich | 20,172 | 43.0 | 70,926 | 29.9 | |
Caste | SC/ST | 44,673 | 96.6 | 92,221 | 41.0 |
Non SC/ST | 1594 | 3.5 | 1,34,150 | 59.0 | |
Religion | Hindu | 32,273 | 69.9 | 1,71,115 | 73.0 |
Muslim | 7818 | 16.9 | 37,412 | 16.0 | |
Others | 6066 | 13.1 | 25,607 | 10.9 | |
Place of residence | Urban | 17,782 | 37.9 | 56,298 | 24.0 |
Rural | 29,108 | 62.1 | 1,80,679 | 76.0 | |
EAG and non-EAG States | EAG and Assam | 8776 | 18.7 | 1,43,219 | 60.4 |
Non-EAG | 38,114 | 81.3 | 93,758 | 39.6 | |