Table 5 Adjusted odds ratio (AOR) of the SLD, mrSLD and tSLD among the currently married women (15–49 years) with limiting demand by background characteristics in India, 2015–16

AOR [95% CI]

AOR [95% CI]

AOR [95%CI]

Age group

 15–19 (ref.)

1.00

1.00

1.00

 20–24

1.06 [0.91,1.24]

0.65*** [0.52,0.81]

1.19 [0.90,1.56]

 25–29

1.65*** [1.42,1.92]

0.47*** [0.38,0.59]

1.25 [0.95,1.64]

 30–34

2.92*** [2.5,3.40]

0.36*** [0.29,0.45]

1.28 [0.98,1.67]

 35+

5.45*** [4.68,6.34]

0.17*** [0.14,0.22]

1.28 [0.98,1.68]

Parity

 0 (ref.)

1.00

1.00

1.00

 1

2.88*** [2.49,3.33]

2.20*** [1.69,2.86]

1.40* [1.06,1.85]

 2

5.37*** [4.65,6.21]

0.96 [0.74,1.25]

0.52*** [0.39,0.68]

 3

5.16*** [4.46,5.97]

0.74* [0.57,0.96]

0.39*** [0.30,0.51]

 4+

3.26*** [2.82,3.78]

0.90 [0.7,1.18]

0.51*** [0.39,0.67]

Have at least one son

 Yes (ref.)

1.00

1.00

1.00

 No

0.68*** [0.65,0.7]

1.37*** [1.31,1.43]

1.41*** [1.34,1.48]

Years of schooling

 No education (ref.)

1.00

1.00

1.00

 1–5 years

1.12*** [1.07,1.16]

1.28*** [1.23,1.33]

1.06 [1.01,1.11]

 6–10 years

0.84*** [0.81,0.87]

1.83*** [1.76,1.90]

1.43*** [1.37,1.49]

 11 and above years

0.53*** [0.51,0.55]

3.36*** [3.2,3.51]

1.68*** [1.59,1.78]

Wealth status

 Poorest (ref.)

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Poorer

1.53*** [1.48,1.59]

1.16*** [1.11,1.21]

0.94 [0.90,0.99]

 Middle

1.75*** [1.68,1.82]

1.11*** [1.06,1.17]

0.98 [0.93,1.03]

 Richer

1.69*** [1.61,1.76]

1.24*** [1.18,1.31]

0.95 [0.90,1.01]

 Richest

1.78*** [1.69,1.88]

1.52*** [1.43,1.61]

0.86*** [0.81,0.92]

Religion

 Hindu (ref.)

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Muslim

0.58*** [0.56,0.6]

3.15*** [3.03,3.27]

1.78*** [1.70,1.87]

 Christian

0.70*** [0.64,0.76]

1.32*** [1.18,1.48]

1.34 [0.69,1.55]

 Others

1.23*** [1.15,1.33]

1.32*** [1.24,1.39]

0.97 [0.89,1.05]

Social group

 General (ref.)

1.00

1.00

1.00

 OBC

0.85*** [0.83,0.88]

0.83*** [0.81,0.86]

0.96 [0.92,1]

 SC

1.02 [0.98,1.06]

0.91*** [0.88,0.95]

1.01 [0.97,1.06]

 ST

1.09*** [1.03,1.14]

0.69*** [0.65,0.73]

0.63 [0.59,1.68]

 Don’t know

1.14*** [1.07,1.21]

1.01 [0.95,1.07]

0.97 [0.9,1.04]

Mass media exposure

 No (ref.)

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Yes

1.27*** [1.24,1.31]

1.04*** [1.01,1.08]

0.80*** [0.78,0.83]

Place of residence

 Urban (ref.)

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Rural

1.11*** [1.08,1.15]

0.71*** [0.69,0.73]

0.88*** [0.85,0.91]

Region

 North (ref.)

1.00

1.00

1.00

 Central

0.71*** [0.68,0.74]

0.93*** [0.89,0.96]

2.27*** [2.17,2.38]

 east

0.83*** [0.8,0.87]

0.94*** [0.91,0.98]

1.27*** [1.21,1.33]

 North-east

0.67*** [0.63,0.72]

2.58*** [2.41,2.75]

2.94*** [2.73,3.17]

 West

1.03 [0.98,1.08]

0.35*** [0.33,0.36]

0.30*** [0.28,0.33]

 South

1.90*** [1.81,1.99]

0.05*** [0.05,0.05]

0.06*** [0.05,0.07]

n

282,795

245,941

245,941

Log likelihood

− 98,327.045

− 83,591.163

− 62,154.098

LR chi²

22,228.47

47,986.56

21,179.94

Prob > chi²

< 0.001

< 0.001

< 0.001

Pseudo R²

0.1016

0.0223

0.1456