Table 1 Percentage distribution of currently married women 15–49 years by selected demographic and socioeconomic characteristics in Punjab and Manipur, 2015–16
Punjab | Manipur | |
|---|---|---|
Age of women (in years) | ||
15–24 years | 11.0 | 13.5 |
25–34 years | 40.4 | 37.6 |
35–49 years | 48.6 | 49.0 |
Mean age (in years) | 34.4 | 34.1 |
Parity | ||
0 child | 8.6 | 9.1 |
1 child | 22.2 | 23.6 |
2 children | 42.8 | 29.0 |
3 + children | 26.4 | 38.3 |
Desire for more children | ||
No | 79.7 | 66.3 |
Yes | 20.3 | 33.7 |
Years of schooling | ||
No schooling | 21.5 | 15.3 |
< 10 years | 48.6 | 56.4 |
10–12 years | 15.0 | 14.5 |
12 + years | 14.9 | 15.7 |
Mean years of schooling | 8.0 | 8.4 |
Women autonomy | ||
Low | 38.9 | 28.1 |
Medium | 26.8 | 44.9 |
High | 34.3 | 27.0 |
Currently working | ||
No | 82.0 | 46.5 |
Yes | 18.0 | 53.5 |
Place of residence | ||
Urban | 40.1 | 38.5 |
Rural | 59.9 | 61.5 |
Household wealth index | ||
Poor | 3.5 | 37.7 |
Middle | 10.8 | 31.3 |
Rich | 85.7 | 31.0 |
Religion | ||
Hindu | 36.1 | 47.3 |
Non-Hindu | 63.9 | 52.7 |
Caste | ||
Scheduled caste | 37.2 | 7.2 |
Scheduled tribes | 0.2 | 30.4 |
Other backward class | 20.0 | 18.2 |
Others | 42.7 | 44.2 |
Husband migration status | ||
Living together | 95.7 | 95.5 |
Staying elsewhere | 4.3 | 4.5 |
Total numbera of currently married women (15–49 years) | 13,730 | 8,872 |