Characteristics of household survey respondents (resident women with a live birth in 12 mo preceding survey date)*
| Characteristic | Country; year; no. (%) of respondents† | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gombe State | Ethiopia | Uttar Pradesh | ||||
| 2012 n = 349 | 2015 n = 1100 | 2012 n = 277 | 2015 n = 404 | 2012 n = 604 | 2015 n = 584 | |
| Age, yr, mean | 26 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 26 | 26 |
| Currently married | 324 (93) | 1067 (97) | 265 (96) | 392 (97) | 604 (100) | 578 (99) |
| Education level | ||||||
| None | 230 (66) | 759 (69) | 169 (61) | 218 (54) | 242 (40) | 228 (39) |
| Primary | 60 (17) | 143 (13) | 85 (31) | 133 (33) | 133 (22) | 99 (17) |
| Secondary | 59 (17) | 198 (18) | 23 (8) | 53 (13) | 229 (38) | 257 (44) |
| Religion | ||||||
| Christian | 60 (17) | 143 (13) | 185 (67) | 286 (71) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Muslim | 289 (83) | 957 (87) | 92 (33) | 118 (29) | 42 (7) | 58 (10) |
| Hindu | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 562 (93) | 526 (90) |
| Household socioeconomic status, by quintile | ||||||
| Q1 (poorest) | 73 (21) | 165 (15) | 60 (22) | 82 (20) | 127 (21) | 106 (18) |
| Q2 | 45 (13) | 220 (20) | 59 (21) | 74 (18) | 109 (18) | 128 (22) |
| Q3 | 76 (22) | 255 (23) | 53 (19) | 76 (19) | 97 (16) | 97 (17) |
| Q4 | 74 (21) | 251 (23) | 53 (19) | 84 (21) | 145 (24) | 124 (21) |
| Q5 (least poor) | 81 (23) | 209 (19) | 52 (19) | 88 (22) | 126 (21) | 129 (22) |
↵* Despite small differences in the point estimates, within each geographic area there was no evidence of a statistically significant difference in the characteristics of women by survey year. For example, in Ethiopia, the percentage of women with a recent live birth who reported having no formal education was smaller in 2015 than in 2012, but the confidence intervals (CIs) overlapped (61% [95% CI 52%–70%] in 2012 v. 54% [95% CI 47%–62%] in 2015).
↵† Except where indicated otherwise.