Characteristics | Non-EAG Region | EAG Region | ||||||||
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Births | Child deaths | Chi-square testfor association | Births | Child deaths | Chi-square testfor association | |||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |||
Survival status of previous sibling at the time of conception of index child | ||||||||||
 Alive | 328,133 | 56.5 | 2830 | 0.9 | χ2 = 302.62;p-value = 0.001 | 440,912 | 61.5 | 7536 | 1.7 | χ2 = 267.40;p-value = 0.001 |
 Dead | 16,221 | 2.8 | 283 | 1.7 | 38,810 | 5.4 | 812 | 2.1 | ||
 Has no preceding sibling | 236,383 | 40.7 | 1457 | 0.6 | 237,558 | 33.1 | 2997 | 1.3 | ||
Birth interval preceding to index child (in months) | ||||||||||
 28 and more months | 186,283 | 32.1 | 1185 | 0.6 | χ2 = 624.04;p-value = 0.001 | 241,742 | 33.7 | 2626 | 1.1 | χ2 = 1856.82;p-value = 0.001 |
 19–27 months | 102,548 | 17.7 | 1081 | 1.1 | 154,978 | 21.6 | 3237 | 2.1 | ||
 Less than 19 months | 55,523 | 9.6 | 847 | 1.5 | 83,002 | 11.6 | 2485 | 3.0 | ||
 Has no preceding sibling | 236,383 | 40.7 | 1457 | 0.6 | 237,558 | 33.1 | 2997 | 1.3 | ||
Birth order of index child | ||||||||||
 1–2 | 418,270 | 72.0 | 2724 | 0.7 | χ2 = 566.05;p-value = 0.001 | 433,472 | 60.4 | 5891 | 1.4 | χ2 = 399.54;p-value = 0.001 |
 3 | 90,920 | 15.7 | 815 | 0.9 | 130,004 | 18.1 | 2285 | 1.8 | ||
 4 | 40,174 | 6.9 | 487 | 1.2 | 75,429 | 10.5 | 1480 | 2.0 | ||
 5 and more | 31,373 | 5.4 | 544 | 1.7 | 78,375 | 10.9 | 1689 | 2.2 | ||
Birth cohort of index child | ||||||||||
 2010–2016 | 131,015 | 22.6 | 496 | 0.4 | χ2 = 710.11;p-value = 0.001 | 170,824 | 23.8 | 1066 | 0.6 | χ2 = 2404.49;p-value = 0.001 |
 2005–2009 | 120,026 | 20.7 | 806 | 0.7 | 154,081 | 21.5 | 2104 | 1.4 | ||
 2000–2004 | 118,212 | 20.4 | 963 | 0.8 | 149,892 | 20.9 | 2376 | 1.6 | ||
 1995–1999 | 103,057 | 17.7 | 950 | 0.9 | 124,871 | 17.4 | 2520 | 2.0 | ||
 1990–1994 | 72,790 | 12.5 | 782 | 1.1 | 80,846 | 11.3 | 2056 | 2.5 | ||
 1970–1989 | 35,637 | 6.1 | 573 | 1.6 | 36,766 | 5.1 | 1223 | 3.3 | ||
Gender of child | Â | |||||||||
 Male | 306,208 | 52.7 | 2339 | 0.8 | χ2 = 4.42;p-value = 0.036 | 376,037 | 52.4 | 4943 | 1.3 | χ2 = 362.45;p-value = 0.001 |
 Female | 274,529 | 47.3 | 2231 | 0.8 | 341,243 | 47.6 | 6402 | 1.9 | ||
Mother’s age during birth of index child (in years) | ||||||||||
 Less than 20 | 136,083 | 23.4 | 1382 | 1.0 | χ2 = 126.62;p-value = 0.001 | 152,112 | 21.2 | 2975 | 2.0 | χ2 = 184.82;p-value = 0.001 |
 20–24 | 238,460 | 41.1 | 1681 | 0.7 | 300,792 | 41.9 | 4373 | 1.5 | ||
 25–29 | 141,359 | 24.3 | 985 | 0.7 | 177,608 | 24.8 | 2599 | 1.5 | ||
 30 and more | 64,835 | 11.2 | 522 | 0.8 | 86,768 | 12.1 | 1398 | 1.6 | ||
Mother’s anaemia status | ||||||||||
 Not anaemic | 297,151 | 51.2 | 2242 | 0.8 | χ2 = 13.57;p-value = 0.001 | 329,252 | 45.9 | 4918 | 1.5 | χ2 = 30.34;p-value = 0.001 |
 Moderately anaemic | 208,083 | 35.8 | 1660 | 0.8 | 291,572 | 40.6 | 4820 | 1.7 | ||
 Severely anaemic | 75,503 | 13.0 | 668 | 0.9 | 96,456 | 13.4 | 1607 | 1.7 | ||
Mother’s level of education | ||||||||||
 No formal schooling | 195,540 | 33.7 | 2404 | 1.2 | χ2 = 973.05;p-value = 0.001 | 410,678 | 57.3 | 8766 | 2.1 | χ2 = 2079.69;p-value = 0.001 |
 Upto Primary | 98,551 | 17.0 | 920 | 0.9 | 105,850 | 14.8 | 1347 | 1.3 | ||
 Secondary or higher | 286,646 | 49.4 | 1246 | 0.4 | 200,752 | 28.0 | 1232 | 0.6 | ||
Caste of the household | ||||||||||
 Scheduled Tribes | 144,226 | 24.8 | 1576 | 1.1 | χ2 = 251.86;p-value = 0.001 | 101,200 | 14.1 | 2220 | 2.2 | χ2 = 624.39;p-value = 0.001 |
 Scheduled Castes | 99,908 | 17.2 | 800 | 0.8 | 143,735 | 20.0 | 2799 | 1.9 | ||
 Other Backward Classes | 167,092 | 28.8 | 1099 | 0.7 | 346,913 | 48.4 | 4983 | 1.4 | ||
 Others | 169,511 | 29.2 | 1095 | 0.6 | 125,432 | 17.5 | 1343 | 1.1 | ||
Religion of the household | ||||||||||
 Hinduism | 346,556 | 59.7 | 2482 | 0.7 | χ2 = 65.59;p-value = 0.001 | 609,694 | 85.0 | 9716 | 1.6 | χ2 = 9.31;p-value = 0.010 |
 Islam | 97,726 | 16.8 | 803 | 0.8 | 92,441 | 12.9 | 1366 | 1.5 | ||
 Others | 136,455 | 23.5 | 1285 | 0.9 | 15,145 | 2.1 | 263 | 1.7 | ||
Place of residence | Â | |||||||||
 Urban | 172,151 | 29.6 | 940 | 0.5 | χ2 = 181.87;p-value = 0.001 | 156,544 | 21.8 | 1717 | 1.1 | χ2 = 302.41;p-value = 0.001 |
 Rural | 408,586 | 70.4 | 3630 | 0.9 | 560,736 | 78.2 | 9628 | 1.7 | ||
Household Wealth Quintile | ||||||||||
 Richest | 109,350 | 18.8 | 413 | 0.4 | χ2 = 879.75;p-value = 0.001 | 78,223 | 10.9 | 435 | 0.6 | χ2 = 1584.14;p-value = 0.001 |
 Richer | 130,452 | 22.5 | 695 | 0.5 | 93,584 | 13.0 | 911 | 1.0 | ||
 Middle | 142,840 | 24.6 | 1058 | 0.7 | 122,217 | 17.0 | 1524 | 1.2 | ||
 Poorer | 132,307 | 22.8 | 1449 | 1.1 | 173,126 | 24.1 | 2818 | 1.6 | ||
 Poorest | 65,788 | 11.3 | 955 | 1.5 | 250,130 | 34.9 | 5657 | 2.3 | ||
 Overall | 580,737 | 100.0 | 4570 | 0.8 |  | 717,280 | 100.0 | 11,345 | 1.6 |  |