Table 2

Population characteristics by programme phase: Bihar, 2011–2017

CharacteristicsInitial
eight programme districts
Additional
30 districts
All
38 districts
IFHITSUTSUTSU
N10 40813 76748 91862 685
Age (years; %)
 <206.011.39.710.1
 20–2442.945.546.346.1
 25–2933.429.830.430.2
 30–3412.89.89.89.9
 35+5.03.73.93.9
 Mean (SE; years)24.9 (0.5)24.1 (0.4)24.3 (0.2)24.2 (0.2)
Religion (%)
 Hindu86.586.083.284.1
 Other*13.514.016.815.9
Caste (%)
 Marginalised (Scheduled Caste/Tribe)26.824.727.727.0
 Non-marginalised73.275.372.373.0
Household wealth index†
 Lowest tertile34.031.034.333.4
 Middle tertile33.236.133.434.1
 Highest tertile32.832.832.332.5
Knows to read and write (%)36.443.645.044.6
Education (completed years; %)
 No formal education63.656.755.856.1
 1–821.321.319.520.0
 >815.121.924.724.0
 Husband knows to read and write (%)58.560.560.260.2
Husband’s education (completed years; %)
 No formal education42.944.243.843.9
 1–831.027.223.424.
 >826.028.632.831.7
Mean (SE) number of living children2.8 (0.2)2.8 (0.2)2.7 (0.1)2.7 (0.1)
Mean (SE) age of last born at the time of interview (days)42 (0.3)47 (0.3)47 (0.1)47 (0.1)
  • All data are weighted.

  • *Includes Muslim, Christian, other religion.

  • †Household wealth index generated as time-varying price-weighted sum of 25 (IFHI phase) or 27 (scale-up phase) household items assessed.

  • IFHI, Integrated Family Health Initiative; TSU, Technical Support Unit.