Journal of Population Sciences
Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the sample variables included in the study
Variable | Category | All reversible method | Condom | Traditional method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | Mean | Mean | ||
No of living children | At most one child | 0.29 | 0.34 | 0.28 |
(2185) | (1194) | (651) | ||
2–3 | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.48 | |
(3819) | (1781) | (1127) | ||
4 & 4+ | 0.20 | 0.16 | 0.25 | |
(1492) | (567) | (584) | ||
Desire level for children | Greater than desire (no. of living children-desire no. of children > 0) | 0.29 | 0.26 | 0.33 |
(2199) | (922) | (780) | ||
Equal to desire (no. of living children-desire no. of children = 0) | 0.40 | 0.39 | 0.38 | |
(2999) | (1364) | (895) | ||
Lower than desire (no of living children-desire no. of children < 0) | 0.29 | 0.35 | 0.29 | |
(2298) | (1256) | (687) | ||
Source of supply (place from which respondent get contraceptive) | Public medical sector | 0.09 | 0.05 | ---- |
(661) | (167) | ---- | ||
Private medical sector | 0.34 | 0.41 | ---- | |
(2516) | (1436) | ---- | ||
Husband/relatives/friends | 0.58 | 0.55 | ---- | |
(4319) | (1939) | ---- | ||
Age at the end of the episode | < 25 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.15 |
(1195) | (602) | (350) | ||
25–34 | 0.52 | 0.54 | 0.47 | |
(3872) | (1913) | (1101) | ||
35–49 | 0.32 | 0.29 | 0.39 | |
(2429) | (1027) | (911) | ||
Woman’s education (woman’s years of schooling) | No education (0 years) | 0.27 | 0.22 | 0.35 |
(2010) | (773) | (837) | ||
Primary (1–5 years) | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.13 | |
(852) | (366) | (310) | ||
Secondary (6–10 years) | 0.38 | 0.40 | 0.33 | |
(2832) | (1409) | (781) | ||
Higher than secondary (11+ years) | 0.24 | 0.28 | 0.18 | |
(1802) | (994) | (434) | ||
Wealth index | Poorest | 0.18 | 0.12 | 0.24 |
(1330) | (454) | (576) | ||
Poorer | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.20 | |
(1376) | (599) | (478) | ||
Middle | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.20 | |
(1575) | (793) | (464) | ||
Richer | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.19 | |
(1681) | (857) | (453) | ||
Richest | 0.20 | 0.24 | 0.17 | |
(1534) | (839) | (391) | ||
Caste | SC/ST | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.20 |
(1327) | (566) | (498) | ||
OBC | 0.49 | 0.49 | 0.50 | |
(3695) | (1730) | (1194) | ||
Other | 0.33 | 0.36 | 0.30 | |
(2474) | (1246) | (670) | ||
Religion | Muslim | 0.31 | 0.36 | 0.27 |
(2336) | (1283) | (647) | ||
Residence | Slum | 0.51 | 0.50 | 0.51 |
(3841) | (1778) | (1204) | ||
Migration | Same city/different house | 0.58 | 0.57 | 0.57 |
(4323) | (2032) | (1348) | ||
Intra state (city) | 0.20 | 0.24 | 0.16 | |
(1525) | (833) | (374) | ||
Intra state (village) | 0.17 | 0.14 | 0.22 | |
(1245) | (483) | (529) | ||
Inter-state (city/village) | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.05 | |
(403) | (194) | (111) |