Table 1 Sample Characteristics of first cohabitation, first sex and first birth among reproductive aged women (15–49 years) by background characteristics
Background Characteristics | Percentages of First Cohabitation | Percentage of first sex | Percentages of First Birth | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
NFHS-I | NFHS-II | NFHS-III | NFHS-IV | NFHS-V | NFHS-III | NFHS-IV | NFHS-V | NFHS-I | NFHS-II | NFHS-III | NFHS-IV | NFHS-V | |
Current Age | |||||||||||||
15–19 | 10.2 | 9.2 | 6.9 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 7.2 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
20–24 | 20.1 | 18.4 | 17.4 | 15.7 | 13.2 | 17.8 | 15.9 | 13.6 | 18.6 | 17.0 | 15.7 | 12.5 | 10.7 |
25–29 | 19.5 | 19.9 | 19.4 | 20.1 | 19.0 | 19.4 | 19.9 | 19.1 | 20.8 | 21.0 | 20.2 | 19.7 | 18.8 |
30–34 | 16.4 | 16.9 | 17.5 | 17.8 | 17.7 | 17.4 | 17.4 | 17.5 | 18.0 | 18.3 | 18.7 | 18.6 | 18.6 |
35–39 | 13.9 | 14.7 | 15.9 | 16.5 | 17.4 | 15.6 | 16.2 | 17.2 | 15.3 | 16.0 | 17.2 | 17.8 | 18.6 |
40–44 | 10.9 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 13.7 | 14.6 | 12.9 | 13.6 | 14.3 | 12.1 | 12.9 | 14.2 | 15.4 | 15.7 |
45–49 | 9.0 | 9.2 | 9.9 | 12.6 | 15.3 | 9.8 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 9.9 | 10.0 | 10.7 | 14.7 | 16.4 |
Regions | |||||||||||||
East | 16.2 | 17.6 | 15.3 | 18.9 | 17.0 | 15.2 | 19.2 | 17.0 | 15.9 | 17.3 | 15.1 | 18.7 | 16.9 |
West | 12.4 | 11.6 | 12.9 | 8.3 | 10.3 | 13.0 | 8.3 | 10.3 | 12.5 | 11.6 | 12.8 | 8.3 | 10.2 |
North | 22.6 | 23.0 | 18.5 | 20.0 | 19.7 | 18.6 | 20.1 | 19.8 | 22.8 | 23.4 | 18.7 | 19.9 | 19.8 |
South | 18.9 | 17.7 | 18.9 | 13.5 | 16.6 | 18.6 | 13.2 | 16.4 | 18.9 | 17.6 | 18.7 | 13.6 | 16.5 |
Central | 19.7 | 18.0 | 18.7 | 26.1 | 22.6 | 18.8 | 26.4 | 22.7 | 19.5 | 17.7 | 18.7 | 25.8 | 22.6 |
Northeast | 10.3 | 12.2 | 15.8 | 13.2 | 14.0 | 15.8 | 12.9 | 13.8 | 10.5 | 12.5 | 16.1 | 13.7 | 14.1 |
Residence | |||||||||||||
Urban | 26.2 | 26.2 | 30.8 | 33.4 | 31.6 | 31.1 | 33.7 | 31.8 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 31.1 | 33.6 | 31.6 |
Rural | 73.8 | 73.8 | 69.2 | 66.6 | 68.4 | 69.0 | 66.3 | 68.2 | 73.5 | 73.5 | 69.0 | 66.4 | 68.4 |
Level of Education | |||||||||||||
No Education | 61.7 | 53.4 | 47.8 | 33.0 | 28.2 | 47.1 | 32.5 | 27.4 | 62.4 | 54.3 | 49.1 | 35.2 | 29.6 |
Primary | 16.4 | 16.9 | 15.5 | 14.3 | 14.1 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 13.9 | 16.3 | 17.0 | 15.4 | 14.8 | 14.6 |
Secondary | 18.6 | 21.8 | 30.9 | 42.6 | 45.2 | 31.5 | 42.8 | 45.7 | 18.1 | 21.1 | 30.1 | 41.1 | 44.5 |
Higher | 3.4 | 7.9 | 5.7 | 10.2 | 12.5 | 6.0 | 10.4 | 13.0 | 3.3 | 7.6 | 5.4 | 8.9 | 11.4 |
Caste | |||||||||||||
SC | 12.1 | 18.5 | 19.4 | 21.1 | 22.9 | 19.2 | 21.1 | 22.8 | 12.0 | 18.5 | 19.3 | 21.1 | 22.8 |
ST | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 9.8 | 8.8 | 8.7 | 8.4 | 9.5 | 9.7 |
OBC | 33.2 | 40.6 | 45.4 | 45.2 | 40.7 | 45.2 | 45.2 | 33.0 | 40.5 | 45.3 | 45.3 | ||
Others | 79.1 | 39.5 | 31.6 | 24.0 | 22.1 | 31.7 | 24.2 | 22.3 | 79.2 | 39.8 | 31.8 | 24.1 | 22.3 |
Religion | |||||||||||||
Hindu | 82.0 | 81.8 | 81.5 | 81.4 | 82.0 | 81.5 | 81.4 | 82.0 | 81.8 | 81.7 | 81.4 | 81.4 | 82.0 |
Muslim | 12.0 | 12.5 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 13.0 | 12.0 | 12.6 | 13.2 | 13.1 | 13.0 |
Christian | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
Others | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.07 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 |
Wealth Index | |||||||||||||
Poorest | 15.9 | 15.9 | 12.9 | 19.8 | 21.3 | 12.7 | 19.8 | 21.1 | 15.9 | 16.8 | 12.8 | 20.0 | 21.4 |
Poorer | 17.2 | 16.9 | 15.4 | 21.6 | 22.1 | 15.3 | 21.4 | 22.0 | 17.1 | 17.6 | 15.3 | 21.7 | 22.2 |
Middle | 20.0 | 19.7 | 19.3 | 20.7 | 20.9 | 19.2 | 20.6 | 20.8 | 19.9 | 20.4 | 19.4 | 20.8 | 20.8 |
Richer | 23.6 | 22.7 | 23.5 | 19.4 | 19.1 | 23.4 | 19.4 | 19.2 | 23.6 | 22.5 | 23.4 | 19.4 | 19.0 |
Richest | 23.3 | 24.9 | 29 | 18.5 | 16.7 | 29.5 | 18.7 | 17.0 | 23.5 | 22.7 | 29.1 | 18.2 | 16.6 |
Mass Media Exposure | |||||||||||||
No | 47.3 | 40.3 | 26.0 | 20.6 | 24.1 | 25.8 | 20.4 | 23.7 | 47.7 | 40.8 | 26.5 | 20.9 | 24.5 |
Any | 52.7 | 59.7 | 74.0 | 79.4 | 75.9 | 74.2 | 79.6 | 76.3 | 52.3 | 59.2 | 73.5 | 79.1 | 75.6 |
Household Structure | |||||||||||||
nuclear | 50.8 | 47.9 | 47.0 | 50.6 | 47.5 | 47.0 | 53.1 | 50.2 | 49.4 | ||||
non-nuclear | 49.2 | 52.1 | 53.0 | 49.5 | 52.5 | 53.0 | 46.9 | 49.8 | 50.6 | ||||
Prior Relationship to Husband | |||||||||||||
No | 85.7 | 87.1 | 85.9 | 87.1 | 86.0 | 87.4 | |||||||
Yes | 14.3 | 12.9 | 14.1 | 12.9 | 14.0 | 12.7 | |||||||
Total (N) | 89,463 | 90,303 | 93,724 | 4,99,615 | 542,830 | 89,735 | 4,87,841 | 5,25,002 | 78,969 | 80,635 | 84,139 | 4,72,342 | 4,91,886 |