Table 3 Characteristics of female respondents age 15 to 49 overall and by number of female confidantes in Rajasthan, India
All respondents | 0 confidantes | ≥ 1 confidante | ≥ 2 confidantes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 5832 | 854 | 4912 | 1118 |
Age | ||||
15–19 | 18.5 | 16.6 | 18.9 | 20.9 |
20–24 | 19.6 | 15.7 | 20.5 | 23.6 |
25–29 | 16.7 | 14.0 | 17.2 | 17.3 |
30–34 | 13.6 | 13.7 | 13.6 | 14.1 |
35–39 | 12.8 | 13.9 | 12.5 | 11.3 |
40–44 | 10.9 | 14.2 | 10.2 | 8.2 |
45–49 | 7.8 | 11.9 | 7.0 | 4.7 |
Education | ||||
Never | 36.8 | 47.9 | 34.5 | 31.0 |
Primary | 24.0 | 22.9 | 24.3 | 26.5 |
Secondary | 16.5 | 16.0 | 16.6 | 14.5 |
Higher | 22.7 | 13.3 | 24.6 | 28.0 |
Marital status | ||||
Currently married/cohabiting | 76.4 | 80.5 | 75.5 | 72.6 |
Divorced or separated/widowed | 2.6 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
Never married | 21.0 | 16.1 | 22.1 | 25.2 |
Religion of household | ||||
Hindu | 85.9 | 79.9 | 87.1 | 80.6 |
Muslim | 12.7 | 18.9 | 11.5 | 18.4 |
Other | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.0 |
Caste of household | ||||
Scheduled caste | 22.7 | 26.4 | 21.8 | 29.1 |
Scheduled tribe | 11.7 | 8.6 | 12.3 | 11.5 |
Other backward caste | 46.7 | 45.0 | 47.1 | 44.7 |
General | 18.9 | 20.0 | 18.7 | 14.8 |
Wealth | ||||
Poorest | 16.0 | 24.2 | 14.3 | 11.4 |
Second poorest | 17.8 | 16.1 | 18.2 | 17.1 |
Middle | 20.1 | 15.3 | 21.0 | 24.5 |
Second wealthiest | 22.8 | 25.1 | 22.5 | 25.1 |
Wealthiest | 23.3 | 19.3 | 24.0 | 21.9 |
Residence | ||||
Rural | 65.4 | 62.9 | 65.8 | 72.6 |
Urban | 34.6 | 37.1 | 34.2 | 27.4 |
Parity | ||||
0 | 30.6 | 25.1 | 31.9 | 33.9 |
1–2 | 36.2 | 34.5 | 36.4 | 35.9 |
3–4 | 25.8 | 29.3 | 25.1 | 22.8 |
5+ | 7.4 | 11.1 | 6.6 | 7.4 |
Current contraceptive use | ||||
No | 51.8 | 54.1 | 51.6 | 54.7 |
Yes | 48.2 | 45.9 | 48.4 | 45.3 |
Unadjusted likely abortion incidence | 9.5 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 10.4 |
Total | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |