Characteristics | Non-EAG Region | EAG Region | ||||||||
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Births | Infant deaths | Chi-square test for association | Births | Infant deaths | Chi-square test for association | |||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
Survival status of previous sibling at the time of conception of index child | ||||||||||
 Alive | 328,133 | 56.5 | 8860 | 2.7 | χ2 = 5196.15;p-value = 0.001 | 440,912 | 61.5 | 20,085 | 4.6 | χ2 = 6803.33;p-value = 0.001 |
 Dead | 16,221 | 2.8 | 2114 | 13.0 | 38,810 | 5.4 | 5495 | 14.2 | ||
 Has no preceding sibling | 236,383 | 40.7 | 8248 | 3.5 | 237,558 | 33.1 | 16,877 | 7.1 | ||
Birth interval preceding to index child (in months) | ||||||||||
 28 and more months | 186,283 | 32.1 | 3861 | 2.1 | χ2 = 3212.82;p-value = 0.001 | 241,742 | 33.7 | 7517 | 3.1 | χ2 = 8368.85;p-value = 0.001 |
 19–27 months | 102,548 | 17.7 | 3257 | 3.2 | 154,978 | 21.6 | 8684 | 5.6 | ||
 Less than 19 months | 55,523 | 9.6 | 3856 | 6.9 | 83,002 | 11.6 | 9379 | 11.3 | ||
 Has no preceding sibling | 236,383 | 40.7 | 8248 | 3.5 | 237,558 | 33.1 | 16,877 | 7.1 | ||
Birth order of index child | ||||||||||
 1–2 | 418,270 | 72.0 | 13,230 | 3.2 | χ2 = 331.34;p-value = 0.001 | 433,472 | 60.4 | 26,610 | 6.1 | χ2 = 295.55;p-value = 0.001 |
 3 | 90,920 | 15.7 | 2914 | 3.2 | 130,004 | 18.1 | 6526 | 5.0 | ||
 4 | 40,174 | 6.9 | 1516 | 3.8 | 75,429 | 10.5 | 4202 | 5.6 | ||
 5 and more | 31,373 | 5.4 | 1562 | 5.0 | 78,375 | 10.9 | 5119 | 6.5 | ||
Birth cohort of index child | ||||||||||
 2010–2016 | 131,015 | 22.6 | 3784 | 2.9 | χ2 = 764.94;p-value = 0.001 | 170,824 | 23.8 | 7978 | 4.7 | χ2 = 2704.81;p-value = 0.001 |
 2005–2009 | 120,026 | 20.7 | 3548 | 3.0 | 154,081 | 21.5 | 8090 | 5.3 | ||
 2000–2004 | 118,212 | 20.4 | 3657 | 3.1 | 149,892 | 20.9 | 8273 | 5.5 | ||
 1995–1999 | 103,057 | 17.7 | 3394 | 3.3 | 124,871 | 17.4 | 7913 | 6.3 | ||
 1990–1994 | 72,790 | 12.5 | 2880 | 4.0 | 80,846 | 11.3 | 6248 | 7.7 | ||
 1970–1989 | 35,637 | 6.1 | 1959 | 5.5 | 36,766 | 5.1 | 3955 | 10.8 | ||
Gender of child | ||||||||||
 Male | 306,208 | 52.7 | 11,051 | 3.6 | χ2 = 181.01;p-value = 0.001 | 376,037 | 52.4 | 23,506 | 6.3 | χ2 = 156.27;p-value = 0.001 |
 Female | 274,529 | 47.3 | 8171 | 3.0 | 341,243 | 47.6 | 18,951 | 5.6 | ||
Mother’s age during birth of index child (in years) | ||||||||||
 Less than 20 | 136,083 | 23.4 | 6311 | 4.6 | χ2 = 1037.16;p-value = 0.001 | 152,112 | 21.2 | 13,680 | 9.0 | χ2 = 3396.36;p-value = 0.001 |
 20–24 | 238,460 | 41.1 | 7111 | 3.0 | 300,792 | 41.9 | 16,219 | 5.4 | ||
 25–29 | 141,359 | 24.3 | 3714 | 2.6 | 177,608 | 24.8 | 8209 | 4.6 | ||
 30 and more | 64,835 | 11.2 | 2086 | 3.2 | 86,768 | 12.1 | 4349 | 5.0 | ||
Mother’s anaemia status | ||||||||||
 Not anaemic | 297,151 | 51.2 | 9165 | 3.1 | χ2 = 137.13;p-value = 0.001 | 329,252 | 45.9 | 18,894 | 5.7 | χ2 = 174.57;p-value = 0.001 |
 Moderately anaemic | 208,083 | 35.8 | 7112 | 3.4 | 291,572 | 40.6 | 16,957 | 5.8 | ||
 Severely anaemic | 75,503 | 13.0 | 2945 | 3.9 | 96,456 | 13.4 | 6606 | 6.8 | ||
Mother’s level of education | ||||||||||
 No formal schooling | 195,540 | 33.7 | 8297 | 4.2 | χ2 = 1148.74;p-value = 0.001 | 410,678 | 57.3 | 27,559 | 6.7 | χ2 = 1429.12;p-value = 0.001 |
 Upto Primary | 98,551 | 17.0 | 3697 | 3.8 | 105,850 | 14.8 | 6303 | 6.0 | ||
 Secondary or higher | 286,646 | 49.4 | 7228 | 2.5 | 200,752 | 28.0 | 8595 | 4.3 | ||
Caste of the household | ||||||||||
 Scheduled Tribes | 144,226 | 24.8 | 4607 | 3.2 | χ2 = 32.12;p-value = 0.001 | 101,200 | 14.1 | 6092 | 6.0 | χ2 = 369.62;p-value = 0.001 |
 Scheduled Castes | 99,908 | 17.2 | 3582 | 3.6 | 143,735 | 20.0 | 9726 | 6.8 | ||
 Other Backward Classes | 167,092 | 28.8 | 5417 | 3.2 | 346,913 | 48.4 | 20,337 | 5.9 | ||
 Others | 169,511 | 29.2 | 5616 | 3.3 | 125,432 | 17.5 | 6302 | 5.0 | ||
Religion of the household | ||||||||||
 Hinduism | 346,556 | 59.7 | 11,793 | 3.4 | χ2 = 164.16;p-value = 0.001 | 609,694 | 85.0 | 36,773 | 6.0 | χ2 = 99.51;p-value = 0.001 |
 Islam | 97,726 | 16.8 | 3607 | 3.7 | 92,441 | 12.9 | 4958 | 5.4 | ||
 Others | 136,455 | 23.5 | 3822 | 2.8 | 15,145 | 2.1 | 726 | 4.8 | ||
Place of residence | Â | |||||||||
 Urban | 172,151 | 29.6 | 4552 | 2.6 | χ2 = 338.86;p-value = 0.001 | 156,544 | 21.8 | 7672 | 4.9 | χ2 = 372.88;p-value = 0.001 |
 Rural | 408,586 | 70.4 | 14,670 | 3.6 | 560,736 | 78.2 | 34,785 | 6.2 | ||
Household Wealth Quintile | ||||||||||
 Richest | 109,350 | 18.8 | 2409 | 2.2 | χ2 = 1090.59;p-value = 0.001 | 78,223 | 10.9 | 2765 | 3.5 | χ2 = 1601.63;p-value = 0.001 |
 Richer | 130,452 | 22.5 | 3636 | 2.8 | 93,584 | 13.0 | 4518 | 4.8 | ||
 Middle | 142,840 | 24.6 | 4820 | 3.4 | 122,217 | 17.0 | 6758 | 5.5 | ||
 Poorer | 132,307 | 22.8 | 5323 | 4.0 | 173,126 | 24.1 | 10,908 | 6.3 | ||
 Poorest | 65,788 | 11.3 | 3034 | 4.6 | 250,130 | 34.9 | 17,508 | 7.0 | ||
 Overall | 580,737 | 100.0 | 19,222 | 3.3 |  | 717,280 | 100.0 | 42,457 | 5.9 |  |