Table 5 Multiple classification analysis estimates of Predicted mean at First Cohabitation, First Sex and First Birth among women aged 15–49 years by background characteristics, 1992–2021
Variables | First Cohabitation | First Sex | First Birth | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
State Region | 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 |
East | 16.8 [16.75 16.85] | 17.42 [17.37 17.47] | 17.55 [17.5 17.61] | 18.22 [18.19 18.24] | 18.3 [18.28 18.33] | 17.65 [17.6 17.71] | 18.32 [18.3 18.34] | 18.39 [18.37 18.41] | 18.79 [18.74 18.85] | 19.19 [19.13 19.24] | 19.41 [19.35 19.48] | 20.37 [20.34 20.39] | 20.37 [20.35 20.4] |
West | 17.67 [17.61 17.73] | 17.4 [17.35 17.46] | 18.18 [18.12 18.24] | 18.44 [18.4 18.48] | 18.87 [18.83 18.9] | 18.33 [18.27 18.39] | 18.53 [18.5 18.56] | 18.82 [18.79 18.85] | 19.53 [19.47 19.59] | 19.22 [19.15 19.28] | 20.11 [20.04 20.17] | 20.54 [20.51 20.58] | 20.83 [20.8 20.87] |
North | 17.42 [17.37 17.46] | 17.66 [17.62 17.7] | 17.86 [17.8 17.91] | 18.73 [18.7 18.75] | 19.27 [19.25 19.29] | 18.04 [17.99 18.09] | 18.8 [18.77 18.82] | 19.3 [19.28 19.33] | 19.54 [19.49 19.59] | 19.56 [19.52 19.61] | 19.97 [19.92 20.03] | 20.81 [20.78 20.83] | 21.15 [21.12 21.17] |
South | 17.12 [17.07 17.16] | 17.34 [17.3 17.39] | 17.82 [17.76 17.87] | 18.67 [18.64 18.7] | 18.77 [18.74 18.79] | 18.05 [18 18.1] | 18.96 [18.93 18.99] | 18.85 [18.82 18.87] | 18.9 [18.85 18.96] | 19.07 [19.01 19.12] | 19.71 [19.65 19.77] | 20.6 [20.57 20.63] | 20.62 [20.6 20.65] |
Central | 16.94 [16.9 16.99] | 16.6 [16.55 16.64] | 17.48 [17.43 17.53] | 18.13 [18.1 18.15] | 18.58 [18.56 18.6] | 17.56 [17.51 17.61] | 18.27 [18.25 18.29] | 18.55 [18.54 18.57] | 19.21 [19.16 19.27] | 18.69 [18.64 18.74] | 19.53 [19.47 19.58] | 20.42 [20.4 20.44] | 20.72 [20.69 20.74] |
Northeast | 17.6 [17.53 17.67] | 18.35 [18.29 18.41] | 18.86 [18.79 18.92] | 19.46 [19.42 19.5] | 19.76 [19.72 19.79] | 18.97 [18.9 19.03] | 19.59 [19.56 19.62] | 19.68 [19.64 19.71] | 18.96 [18.88 19.04] | 19.69 [19.62 19.76] | 20.48 [20.41 20.55] | 21.13 [21.09 21.16] | 21.26 [21.22 21.29] |
Residence | |||||||||||||
Urban | 17.27 [17.23 17.31] | 17.54 [17.5 17.58] | 17.93 [17.89 17.97] | 18.67 [18.65 18.69] | 19.09 [19.07 19.11] | 18.08 [18.05 18.12] | 18.78 [18.76 18.8] | 19.08 [19.06 19.1] | 19.17 [19.13 19.22] | 19.3 [19.25 19.34] | 19.79 [19.75 19.83] | 20.69 [20.67 20.71] | 20.97 [20.95 21] |
Rural | 17.19 [17.17 17.22] | 17.37 [17.35 17.4] | 17.92 [17.89 17.95] | 18.47 [18.46 18.48] | 18.81 [18.8 18.82] | 18.05 [18.02 18.09] | 18.61 [18.6 18.62] | 18.83 [18.82 18.84] | 19.18 [19.15 19.21] | 19.2 [19.18 19.23] | 19.89 [19.86 19.93] | 20.58 [20.57 20.59] | 20.76 [20.74 20.77] |
Highest Education | |||||||||||||
No Education | 16.4 [16.37 16.43] | 16.51 [16.48 16.54] | 16.75 [16.71 16.79] | 17.56 [17.54 17.58] | 17.77 [17.75 17.79] | 16.93 [16.89 16.97] | 17.72 [17.7 17.74] | 17.78 [17.76 17.8] | 18.58 [18.54 18.61] | 18.53 [18.5 18.57] | 18.93 [18.89 18.97] | 20.01 [19.99 20.03] | 20.04 [20.02 20.06] |
Primary | 17.11 [17.06 17.16] | 17.06 [17.01 17.1] | 17.11 [17.05 17.17] | 17.73 [17.7 17.76] | 17.93 [17.91 17.96] | 17.27 [17.21 17.32] | 17.91 [17.89 17.94] | 17.98 [17.96 18.01] | 18.99 [18.93 19.04] | 18.85 [18.8 18.9] | 19.13 [19.07 19.19] | 19.92 [19.9 19.95] | 20.02 [20 20.05] |
Secondary | 18.55 [18.51 18.6] | 18.22 [18.18 18.27] | 18.55 [18.51 18.59] | 18.9 [18.88 18.91] | 19.13 [19.12 19.15] | 18.61 [18.57 18.65] | 18.98 [18.97 19] | 19.12 [19.1 19.13] | 20.17 [20.11 20.22] | 19.79 [19.74 19.84] | 20.33 [20.28 20.37] | 20.82 [20.8 20.83] | 20.94 [20.92 20.95] |
Higher | 21.68 [21.58 21.78] | 20.95 [20.88 21.02] | 22.15 [22.07 22.24] | 21.85 [21.81 21.88] | 22.09 [22.06 22.13] | 22.14 [22.06 22.22] | 21.83 [21.79 21.86] | 21.98 [21.95 22.01] | 23.18 [23.06 23.3] | 22.49 [22.41 22.58] | 23.74 [23.65 23.83] | 23.67 [23.63 23.71] | 23.8 [23.76 23.83] |
Caste | |||||||||||||
SC | 16.97 [16.91 17.03] | 17.17 [17.13 17.22] | 17.64 [17.59 17.7] | 18.39 [18.37 18.42] | 18.71 [18.69 18.73] | 17.81 [17.75 17.86] | 18.54 [18.52 18.56] | 18.73 [18.71 18.75] | 18.85 [18.79 18.92] | 18.92 [18.86 18.97] | 19.51 [19.46 19.57] | 20.43 [20.41 20.45] | 20.62 [20.59 20.64] |
ST | 17.23 [17.17 17.3] | 17.28 [17.22 17.34] | 17.78 [17.71 17.86] | 18.67 [18.64 18.69] | 19.18 [19.15 19.2] | 17.87 [17.8 17.94] | 18.79 [18.76 18.81] | 19.15 [19.12 19.17] | 18.89 [18.81 18.96] | 18.87 [18.8 18.95] | 19.51 [19.43 19.59] | 20.58 [20.55 20.61] | 20.93 [20.91 20.96] |
OBC | 17.25 [17.23 17.27] | 17.44 [17.4 17.47] | 17.81 [17.77 17.85] | 18.45 [18.43 18.47] | 18.76 [18.75 18.78] | 17.96 [17.92 18] | 18.56 [18.55 18.58] | 18.77 [18.76 18.79] | 19.27 [19.25 19.3] | 19.31 [19.27 19.35] | 19.82 [19.78 19.86] | 20.6 [20.59 20.62] | 20.76 [20.75 20.78] |
Others | 17.56 [17.53 17.59] | 18.21 [18.17 18.25] | 18.68 [18.66 18.7] | 19 [18.98 19.02] | 18.36 [18.32 18.4] | 18.83 [18.81 18.85] | 19.04 [19.01 19.06] | 19.41 [19.37 19.45] | 20.16 [20.11 20.2] | 20.81 [20.79 20.83] | 20.97 [20.95 21] | ||
Religion | |||||||||||||
Hindu | 17.06 [17.04 17.08] | 17.34 [17.32 17.36] | 17.86 [17.83 17.88] | 18.41 [18.39 18.42] | 18.71 [18.7 18.72] | 18.01 [17.98 18.03] | 18.56 [18.55 18.57] | 18.74 [18.73 18.75] | 19.09 [19.06 19.11] | 19.2 [19.18 19.23] | 19.84 [19.81 19.86] | 20.55 [20.54 20.56] | 20.7 [20.69 20.71] |
Muslim | 16.72 [16.66 16.78] | 16.98 [16.92 17.03] | 17.47 [17.41 17.54] | 18.55 [18.52 18.58] | 19.33 [19.3 19.37] | 17.61 [17.54 17.68] | 18.69 [18.66 18.72] | 19.34 [19.3 19.37] | 18.48 [18.41 18.55] | 18.57 [18.51 18.64] | 19.18 [19.11 19.26] | 20.4 [20.37 20.44] | 20.99 [20.96 21.03] |
Christian | 19.29 [19.2 19.37] | 18.96 [18.87 19.04] | 18.96 [18.86 19.06] | 19.35 [19.3 19.4] | 19.75 [19.7 19.8] | 19.01 [18.92 19.11] | 19.18 [19.13 19.22] | 19.61 [19.57 19.66] | 21 [20.9 21.1] | 20.59 [20.48 20.69] | 20.69 [20.58 20.79] | 21.19 [21.14 21.24] | 21.38 [21.33 21.43] |
Others | 17.94 [17.85 18.04] | 18.21 [18.12 18.3] | 18.43 [18.33 18.54] | 19.31 [19.26 19.36] | 19.52 [19.47 19.57] | 18.59 [18.48 18.69] | 19.44 [19.4 19.49] | 19.44 [19.4 19.48] | 19.59 [19.49 19.7] | 19.8 [19.69 19.91] | 20.2 [20.09 20.31] | 21.19 [21.14 21.24] | 21.32 [21.27 21.37] |
Wealth Index | |||||||||||||
Poorest | 16.74 [16.68 16.8] | 16.97 [16.91 17.02] | 17.49 [17.42 17.57] | 18.44 [18.41 18.47] | 18.84 [18.82 18.87] | 17.63 [17.56 17.7] | 18.54 [18.52 18.57] | 18.83 [18.8 18.85] | 18.83 [18.77 18.9] | 18.86 [18.79 18.92] | 19.45 [19.37 19.53] | 20.68 [20.65 20.71] | 20.83 [20.8 20.86] |
Poor | 16.89 [16.84 16.94] | 17.01 [16.96 17.06] | 17.49 [17.43 17.55] | 18.27 [18.25 18.3] | 18.69 [18.66 18.71] | 17.6 [17.54 17.66] | 18.4 [18.38 18.42] | 18.7 [18.68 18.72] | 18.87 [18.81 18.93] | 18.87 [18.81 18.93] | 19.4 [19.34 19.47] | 20.4 [20.38 20.42] | 20.65 [20.62 20.67] |
Middle | 17.04 [16.99 17.08] | 17.22 [17.17 17.26] | 17.71 [17.66 17.76] | 18.38 [18.35 18.4] | 18.76 [18.74 18.79] | 17.84 [17.79 17.89] | 18.51 [18.49 18.53] | 18.78 [18.76 18.8] | 18.99 [18.94 19.04] | 19.04 [18.99 19.09] | 19.64 [19.59 19.7] | 20.43 [20.41 20.46] | 20.69 [20.67 20.71] |
Richer | 17.37 [17.33 17.41] | 17.63 [17.59 17.67] | 18.06 [18.01 18.1] | 18.64 [18.62 18.67] | 18.95 [18.92 18.97] | 18.2 [18.15 18.24] | 18.79 [18.76 18.81] | 18.97 [18.95 18.99] | 19.26 [19.22 19.31] | 19.35 [19.31 19.4] | 19.92 [19.87 19.97] | 20.65 [20.63 20.68] | 20.84 [20.82 20.87] |
Richest | 17.72 [17.67 17.78] | 17.98 [17.93 18.03] | 18.38 [18.33 18.43] | 18.96 [18.93 18.99] | 19.23 [19.2 19.26] | 18.54 [18.49 18.59] | 19.09 [19.06 19.11] | 19.25 [19.22 19.28] | 19.64 [19.58 19.7] | 19.75 [19.69 19.81] | 20.33 [20.27 20.38] | 20.94 [20.91 20.97] | 21.1 [21.07 21.13] |
Mass Media Exposure | |||||||||||||
No | 17.22 [17.18 17.25] | 17.43 [17.39 17.47] | 17.84 [17.78 17.89] | 18.53 [18.5 18.55] | 18.83 [18.81 18.85] | 18 [17.95 18.06] | 18.64 [18.61 18.66] | 18.81 [18.79 18.83] | 19.26 [19.22 19.3] | 19.33 [19.28 19.37] | 19.9 [19.84 19.96] | 20.76 [20.74 20.79] | 20.83 [20.81 20.85] |
Any | 17.21 [17.19 17.24] | 17.42 [17.4 17.45] | 17.94 [17.92 17.97] | 18.53 [18.51 18.54] | 18.89 [18.88 18.91] | 18.08 [18.06 18.11] | 18.66 [18.65 18.67] | 18.91 [18.9 18.92] | 19.11 [19.08 19.14] | 19.18 [19.15 19.21] | 19.83 [19.81 19.86] | 20.57 [20.55 20.58] | 20.8 [20.79 20.81] |
Family Structure | |||||||||||||
Nuclear | 17.88 [17.85 17.91] | 18.49 [18.48 18.51] | 18.84 [18.83 18.86] | 18.01 [17.98 18.04] | 18.61 [18.6 18.62] | 18.83 [18.82 18.84] | 19.89 [19.86 19.92] | 20.69 [20.68 20.71] | 20.89 [20.87 20.9] | ||||
Non-Nuclear | 17.97 [17.94 18.01] | 18.56 [18.54 18.57] | 18.91 [18.9 18.93] | 18.13 [18.1 18.16] | 18.7 [18.69 18.71] | 18.94 [18.93 18.95] | 19.79 [19.76 19.83] | 20.53 [20.51 20.54] | 20.73 [20.71 20.74] | ||||
Prior Relationship with husband | |||||||||||||
No | 18.57 [18.56 18.58] | 18.92 [18.91 18.93] | 18.69 [18.68 18.7] | 18.93 [18.92 18.94] | 20.65 [20.64 20.66] | 20.85 [20.84 20.86] | |||||||
Yes | 18.22 [18.18 18.25] | 18.54 [18.51 18.57] | 18.38 [18.35 18.41] | 18.55 [18.52 18.58] | 20.32 [20.29 20.36] | 20.5 [20.47 20.53] | |||||||
Total | 17.21 [17.19 17.24] | 17.42 [17.4 17.44] | 17.96 [17.93 17.98] | 18.55 [18.54 18.56] | 18.89 [18.88 18.9] | 18.1 [18.07 18.12] | 18.68 [18.67 18.69] | 18.91 [18.9 18.92] | 19.17 [19.15 19.2] | 19.23 [19.2 19.25] | 19.87 [19.84 19.89] | 20.63 [20.62 20.64] | 20.81 [20.8 20.82] |