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Table 3 Variations in modern contraceptive prevalence rate (%) among currently married women aged 15–49 years by selected background characteristics in Punjab and Manipur, 2015–16

From: Comparative analysis of contraceptive use in Punjab and Manipur: exploring beyond women’s education and empowerment

 

Punjab

Manipur

Age of women

 15–24 years

36.9

6.8

 25–34 years

63.4

14.8

 35–49 years

75.5

12.7

Parity

 0 child

10.5

0.8

 1 child

55.2

7.3

 2 children

75.2

15.3

 3 + children

79.6

16.9

Desire for more children

 No

73.7

15.4

 Yes

37.6

7.3

Years of schooling

 No schooling

75.8

12.5

  < 10 years

66.0

13.5

 10–12 years

61.8

13.4

 12 + years

58.5

9.2

Women autonomy

 Low

55.7

10.1

 Medium

70.2

13.8

 High

66.9

14.9

Currently working

 No

62.6

11.9

 Yes

65.4

14.7

Place of residence

 Urban

65.3

12.9

 Rural

67.1

12.6

Household wealth index

 Poor

68.1

12.6

 Middle

70.4

13.6

 Rich

65.8

11.9

Religion

 Hindu

64.6

12.8

 Non-Hindu

67.3

12.6

Caste

 Scheduled Caste

68.0

12.9

 Scheduled Tribes

44.7

11.4

 Other Backward Class

64.5

12.0

 Others

65.8

14.0

Husband migration status

 Living together

68.0

13.0

 Staying elsewhere

30.4

6.4