Table 2 Characteristics of respondents, for home and institutional births in 48 Mumbai slums

Woman's age

   Under 20

(9)

(10)

(10)

   20-29

(74)

(78)

(77)

   30 or more

(17)

(12)

(13)

   Unknown

(<1)

(0)

Woman's age at marriage

   Under 20

(83)

(66)

(69)

   20-29

(16)

(33)

(30)

   30 or more

(<1)

(1)

(1)

   Unknown

(<1)

(0)

(<1)

Woman's age at first pregnancy

   Under 20

(62)

(47)

(50)

   20-29

(37)

(52)

(49)

   30 or more

(<1)

(1)

(1)

   Unknown

(<1)

(0)

(<1)

Parity

   First baby

(18)

(35)

(32)

   Second or third baby

(48)

(46)

(47)

   Fourth, fifth or sixth baby

(28)

(17)

(18)

   Seventh or more

(6)

(2)

(3)

Woman's education

   No schooling

(53)

(23)

(28)

   Primary, class 1-4

(8)

(6)

(6)

   Secondary, class 5-7

(19)

(26)

(25)

   Secondary, class 8-10

(17)

(36)

(33)

   Higher secondary, class 11-12

(<1)

(<1)

(<1)

   College or other higher education

(2)

(9)

(8)

Religion

   Muslim

(58)

(44)

(46)

   Hindu

(39)

(49)

(47)

   Other

(3)

(7)

(7)

Asset score quintile

1 Lowest

(36)

(17)

(20)

2

(28)

(19)

(20)

3

(18)

(20)

(20)

4

(12)

(22)

(20)

5 Highest

(6)

(22)

(20)

Total

(100)

(100)

(100)