Table 3 Life table failure rates for all reversible method, traditional method, and condom by selected background characteristics of users, Uttar Pradesh

 At most one child

5.58^*

4.52^*

8.15^*

 2–3

1.90^*

2.49^*

2.00^*

 4 & 4+

0.99^*

2.34^*

0.00^*

 Greater than desire

1.18^*

2.52^*

0.15^*

 Equal to desire

1.70^*

2.16^*

1.91^*

 Lower than desire

5.60^*

4.59^*

8.48^*

 Public medical sector

3.46^*

8.05^*

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 Private medical sector

2.01^*

2.34^*

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 Husband/relatives/friends

3.16^*

3.39^*

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< 25

9.76^*

10.63^*

11.20^*

 25–34

2.31^*

2.32^*

3.07^*

 35–49

0.76^*

1.02^*

0.62^*

 No education

3.64^*

4.41

2.88^*

 Primary

4.18^*

4.16

5.52^*

 Secondary

2.58^*

3.38

3.00^*

 Higher than secondary

1.66^*

1.61

2.41^*

 SC/ST

2.80^*

3.48

3.50^*

 OBC

3.41^*

3.44

4.04^*

 General

1.92^*

2.62

1.49^*

 Non-Muslim

2.37^*

2.43^*

3.32

 Muslim

3.77^*

4.45^*

2.78

 Poorest

4.47^*

3.40^*

5.31^*

 Poorer

3.50^*

5.30^*

2.66^*

 Middle

3.66^*

4.63^*

3.70^*

 Richer

1.40^*

1.88^*

1.29^*

 Richest

1.49^*

1.55^*

2.15^*

 Non-slum

2.53

2.94

2.43

 Slum

3.06

3.36

3.89

 Same city/different house

2.49^*

3.08^*

2.66^*

 Intra-state (city)

3.64^*

3.83^*

3.53^*

 Intra-state (village)

3.38^*

2.61^*

5.03^*

 Inter-state (city/village)

1.37^*

2.36^*

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