Table 2 Percentage of women aged 15–49 having NCDs by their background characteristics

Behavioural characteristics

%

%

Smoke tobacco

0.001

 No

84.14

15.86

 Yes

74.94

25.06

Chew tobacco

0.001

 No

84.46

15.54

 Yes

77.24

22.76

Alcohol consumption

0.001

 No

84.18

15.82

 Yes

75.23

24.77

 Age (in years)

0.001

  15–24

93.58

6.42

  25–34

86.92

13.08

  35–49

72.03

27.97

 Educational status

0.001

  Not educated

79.94

20.06

  Primary

80.97

19.03

  Secondary

86.14

13.86

  Higher

88.3

11.7

 Working status

0.001

  No

85.06

14.94

  Yes

82.21

17.79

 Marital status

0.001

  Never married

93.18

6.82

  Currently married

81.8

18.2

  Others

74.21

25.79

 Media exposure

0.001

  Not exposed

84.25

15.75

  Exposed

84.02

15.98

 Body Mass Index

0.001

  Underweight

90.14

9.86

  Normal

86.17

13.83

  Overweight

72.64

27.36

  Obese

61.85

38.15

 Wealth status

0.001

  Poorest

85.91

14.09

  Poorer

85.25

14.75

  Middle

84.51

15.49

  Richer

82.34

17.66

  Richest

82.71

17.29

 Religion

0.001

  Hindu

84.4

15.6

  Muslim

83.18

16.82

  Christian

80.23

19.77

  Others

82.52

17.48

 Caste

0.001

  Scheduled Caste

84.78

15.22

  Scheduled Tribe

84.28

15.72

  Other Backward Class

84.59

15.41

  Others

82.61

17.39

 Place of residence

0.001

  Urban

82.97

17.03

  Rural

84.65

15.35

 Regions

0.001

  North

85.4

14.6

  Central

85.76

14.24

  East

83.72

16.28

  North East

79.22

20.78

  West

84.85

15.15

  South

82.11

17.89

Total

84.07

15.93