Table 2 High risk fertility behaviours, background characteristics, and place of delivery

Age at first birth

< 0.001

 Less than 18 years

2965

4.3

69.0

 18–34 years

65,323

94.0

67.8

 More than 34 years

1191

1.7

56.6

Short birth interval

< 0.001

 No (24 months and above)

60,219

86.7

68.2

 Yes (less than 24 months)

9260

13.3

63.8

High parity

< 0.001

 No

31,807

45.8

70.8

 Yes

37,672

54.2

65.0

Women's age

< 0.001

 15–24 years

16,409

23.6

64.9

 25 − 34 years

27,880

40.1

63.4

 35–49 years

25,190

36.3

74.1

Employment status

0.467

 Unemployed

13,424

19.3

68.4

 Employed

56,018

80.7

67.4

Wealth index

< 0.001

 Poorest

20,876

30.1

54.6

 Poorer

20,507

29.5

64.6

 Middle

16,497

23.7

74.5

 Richer

8849

12.7

84.7

 Richest

2750

4.0

93.2

Religious affiliation

< 0.001

 Christianity

63,436

91.3

67.4

 Islam

1608

2.3

81.0

 Traditionalist

3109

4.5

64.9

 No religion

1326

1.9

67.6

Marital status

< 0.001

 Never married

2650

3.8

77.4

 Married

57,772

83.1

65.9

 Cohabiting

5878

8.5

73.6

 Widowed

1413

2.0

81.8

 Divorced/separated

1794

2.9

79.7

Sex of household head

< 0.001

 Male

59,094

85.1

65.7

 Female

10,385

14.9

78.6

Frequency of reading newspaper

< 0.001

 Not at all

66,621

95.9

66.9

 Less than once a week

1922

2.7

81.9

 At least once a week

919

1.3

89.4

 Almost everyday

17

0.1

83.6

Frequency of reading newspaper

< 0.001

 Not at all

29,765

42.8

62.4

 Less than once a week

16,158

23.3

69.3

 At least once a week

22,579

32.5

72.8

 Almost everyday

977

1.4

81.4

Frequency of reading newspaper

< 0.001

 Not at all

47,401

68.2

63.5

 Less than once a week

10,827

15.6

72.3

 At least once a week

10,993

158

80.1

 Almost everyday

258

0.4

93.6

Health insurance subscription

< 0.001

 No

67,044

96.5

67.4

 Yes

2435

3.5

73.6