From: Dynamics of caste and early childbearing in India: a perspective of three decades
Background characteristics | AOR | 95% CI |
---|---|---|
Caste | Â | Â |
 General ® | [1.00–1.00] |  |
 SC | 1.07*** | [1.04–1.11] |
 ST | 0.95 | [0.92–0.99] |
 OBC | 1.01 | [0.98–1.04] |
 Don’t know | 1.35*** | [1.19–1.53] |
Years of schooling | Â | Â |
 No schooling ® | 1 | [1.00–1.00] |
 < 10 years | 0.65*** | [0.63–0.66] |
 10 or more years | 0.17*** | [0.17–0.18] |
Mass media exposure | Â | Â |
 No ® | 1 | [1.00–1.00] |
 Yes | 0.88*** | [0.86–0.90] |
Religion | Â | Â |
 Hindu ® | 1 | [1.00–1.00] |
 Muslim | 1.06*** | [1.03–1.10] |
 Others | 0.73*** | [0.70–0.76] |
Wealth index | Â | Â |
 Poorest ® | 1 | [1.00–1.00] |
 Poorer | 1 | [0.98–1.04] |
 Middle | 0.92*** | [0.89–0.95] |
 Richer | 0.80*** | [0.77–0.83] |
 Richest | 0.62*** | [0.60–0.65] |
Place of residence | Â | Â |
 Urban ® | 1 | [1.00–1.00] |
 Rural | 1.13*** | [1.10–1.16] |
Region | Â | Â |
 South ® | 1 | [1.00–1.00] |
 North | 0.52*** | [0.50–0.54] |
 Central | 0.54*** | [0.52–0.56] |
 East | 0.96* | [0.93-1.00] |
 North-east | 0.99 | [0.94–1.02] |
 West | 0.77*** | [0.74–0.81] |
Time | Â | Â |
 NFHS-1 (1992-93) ® | 1 | [1.00–1.00] |
 NFHS-2 (1998-99) | 1.15*** | [1.09–1.20] |
 NFHS-3 (2005-06) | 0.58*** | [0.55–0.60] |
 NFHS-4 (2015-16) | 0.36*** | [0.35–0.38] |
 NFHS-5 (2019-21) | 0.36*** | [0.35–0.38] |