Table 2 Percent distribution of family-level anaemia (mother, father, and children) by background characteristics, India, 2015–16
Background variables | Anaemia (%) | Confidence Interval (CI) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Couple’s age |  |  | 0.838 |
 Both young | 5.0 | (4.07–6.07) |  |
 Both old | 4.5 | (4.17–4.76) |  |
 Others | 5.1 | (4.59–5.70) |  |
Couple’s education |  |  | 0.001 |
 Both uneducated | 7.1 | (6.28–7.98) |  |
 Both educated | 3.8 | (3.58–4.15) |  |
 Anyone educated | 5.9 | (5.27–6.48) |  |
Couple’s employment |  |  | 0.002 |
 Both unemployed | 4.6 | (3.76–5.63) |  |
 Both employed | 5.8 | (5.10–6.45) |  |
 Anyone employed | 4.4 | (4.16–4.72) |  |
Caste | Â | Â | 0.001 |
 Scheduled Caste | 4.3 | (3.77–4.89) |  |
 Scheduled Tribe | 8.3 | (7.58–9.03) |  |
 Other Backward Class | 4.7 | (4.23–5.04) |  |
 Others | 3.3 | (2.90–3.81) |  |
Religion | Â | Â | 0.094 |
 Hindu | 4.8 | (4.56–5.17) |  |
 Muslim | 3.8 | (3.23–4.38) |  |
 Others | 4.5 | (3.74–5.18) |  |
Wealth quintile | Â | Â | 0.001 |
 Poor | 6.4 | (5.99–6.84) |  |
 Middle | 4.2 | (3.75–4.81) |  |
 Rich | 2.7 | (2.37–3.06) |  |
Place of residence | Â | Â | 0.001 |
 Urban | 3.1 | (2.69–3.50) |  |
 Rural | 5.4 | (5.06–5.68) |  |
Region | Â | Â | 0.001 |
 North | 4.1 | (3.63–4.69) |  |
 Central | 4.9 | (4.38–5.37) |  |
 East | 6.9 | (6.24–7.67) |  |
 Northeast | 4.2 | (3.55–4.84) |  |
 West | 3.1 | (2.50–3.88) |  |
 South | 3.6 | (2.87–4.18) |  |