Table 1 Religious group-wise profile of the sample (children aged below five years) by select background characteristics
Background Characteristics | Hindu | Muslim | Low caste Hindu | High caste Hindu | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Child's | % | % | % | % | % |
Sex | |||||
 Male | 52.0 | 51.9 | 51.0 | 52.6 | 52.0 |
 Female | 48.0 | 48.1 | 49.0 | 47.4 | 48.0 |
Age (years) | |||||
 0 | 18.7 | 17.9 | 19.2 | 18.5 | 18.6 |
 1 | 20.3 | 20.8 | 20.3 | 20.4 | 20.4 |
 2 | 19.9 | 20.6 | 19.6 | 20.1 | 20.0 |
 3 | 21.1 | 21.1 | 21.2 | 21.0 | 21.1 |
 4 | 20.0 | 19.6 | 19.8 | 20.2 | 20.0 |
Birth order | |||||
 First | 39.0 | 32.6 | 36.2 | 40.6 | 37.9 |
 Second | 33.2 | 27.7 | 31.2 | 34.3 | 32.2 |
 Third | 15.1 | 17.5 | 16.5 | 14.3 | 15.5 |
 Fourth or more | 12.8 | 22.3 | 16.1 | 10.8 | 14.4 |
Breastfed | |||||
 within 2 hours | 74.2 | 69.2 | 76.7 | 72.8 | 73.3 |
 within 24 hours | 12.0 | 14.6 | 10.7 | 12.7 | 12.5 |
 More than 24 hours after | 8.6 | 9.2 | 7.4 | 9.3 | 8.7 |
 Never breastfed | 5.2 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.5 |
Mother's | |||||
 Age at birth | |||||
  Below 18 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 |
  18-20 | 15.6 | 15.3 | 17.3 | 14.7 | 15.6 |
  21-25 | 46.4 | 42.4 | 44.9 | 47.2 | 45.7 |
  26-30 | 25.1 | 24.2 | 24.0 | 25.7 | 24.9 |
  31-35 | 8.3 | 11.0 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.8 |
  Above 35 | 2.8 | 4.7 | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
Education | |||||
  No education | 28.9 | 37.5 | 37.5 | 24.0 | 30.4 |
  Incomplete Primary | 5.8 | 8.1 | 7.4 | 4.8 | 6.2 |
  Primary | 7.8 | 8.7 | 9.0 | 7.1 | 8.0 |
  Incomplete Secondary | 37.4 | 34.1 | 34.5 | 39.0 | 36.8 |
  Secondary | 8.9 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 10.8 | 8.5 |
  Higher | 11.3 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 14.3 | 10.2 |
BMI | |||||
  Normal | 60.2 | 59.5 | 59.8 | 60.5 | 60.1 |
  Underweight | 26.0 | 21.9 | 30.4 | 23.5 | 25.3 |
  Overweight | 13.8 | 18.6 | 9.8 | 16.0 | 14.6 |
Household's | |||||
 Residence | |||||
  Rural | 25.1 | 39.3 | 19.0 | 28.5 | 27.5 |
  Urban | 75.0 | 60.7 | 81.0 | 71.5 | 72.5 |
 Wealth Index | |||||
  Poorest | 26.2 | 22.9 | 38.1 | 19.4 | 25.6 |
  Poorer | 22.2 | 23.1 | 25.7 | 20.2 | 22.3 |
  Middle | 20.1 | 19.1 | 18.2 | 21.1 | 19.9 |
  Richer | 17.6 | 20.6 | 11.8 | 20.9 | 18.1 |
  Richest | 14.0 | 14.4 | 6.3 | 18.3 | 14.0 |
 Drinking water | |||||
  Not Treated | 68.4 | 73.6 | 72.9 | 65.8 | 69.3 |
  Treated | 31.6 | 26.5 | 27.1 | 34.3 | 30.7 |
 Toilet | |||||
  Some facility | 51.1 | 72.1 | 38.8 | 58.2 | 54.8 |
  Open defecation | 48.9 | 27.9 | 61.2 | 41.8 | 45.2 |
 Region | |||||
  North | 8.6 | 8.9 | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.7 |
  Central | 13.2 | 14.0 | 10.6 | 14.8 | 13.4 |
  East | 15.9 | 11.1 | 16.5 | 15.5 | 15.0 |
  Northeast | 15.6 | 19.1 | 14.9 | 16.0 | 16.2 |
  West | 5.1 | 1.7 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 |
  South | 41.5 | 45.2 | 42.8 | 40.8 | 42.2 |
  Sample size | 159314 | 34797 | 61333 | 97981 | 194111 |