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Table 2 Percentage of coverage of immunisation status among children aged 12–59 months in India, 2015–16

From: Explaining socioeconomic inequalities in immunisation coverage in India: new insights from the fourth National Family Health Survey (2015–16)

 

No immunisation

Partial immunisation

Full immunisation

Sex of the child 

 Male

7.33

55.76

36.91

 Female

7.64

55.16

37.20

Age of child (in months)

 12–23

5.58

50.74

43.68

 24–35

6.88

52.73

40.39

 36–47

8.09

57.66

34.26

 48–59

9.34

60.66

30.00

Birth order

 1–2

6.07

53.27

40.65

 2+

10.80

60.67

28.53

Type of birth

 Single

7.51

55.52

36.97

 Multiple

5.34

52.01

42.65

Unwanted pregnancy

 No

7.51

55.42

37.07

 Yes

6.62

57.01

36.37

Place of delivery

 Home

15.52

64.71

19.76

 Institutional

5.34

53.00

41.69

Education

 No education

12.45

61.26

26.34

 Primary

7.00

59.25

33.75

 Secondary

5.11

52.13

42.75

Higher secondary and above

3.85

47.70

48.44

Place of residence

 Rural

7.99

56.78

35.23

 Urban

6.17

52.13

41.71

Caste

 Scheduled caste/tribes

7.80

55.85

36.35

 Other backward class

7.17

55.92

36.92

 Others

7.67

53.86

38.48

Religion

 Hindu

6.72

55.65

37.63

 Muslim

12.10

58.26

29.63

 Others

5.88

42.75

51.37

Wealth index

 Poorest

11.90

61.40

26.71

 Poor

8.08

58.64

33.28

 Middle

6.07

54.91

39.02

 Rich

5.09

51.88

43.03

 Richest

3.95

46.04

50.01

Region

 North

7.30

47.81

44.90

 Central

8.47

63.66

27.87

 East

6.67

56.23

37.10

 Northeast

13.73

62.63

23.64

 West

10.71

55.99

33.30

 South

3.82

44.89

51.29

Total

7.48

55.47

37.05