NFHS-3

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Key Indicators for Uttaranchal from NFHS-3 Residence Education

NFHS-3 (2005-2006) Urban Rural No education2 < 8 years complete2 8-9 years complete2 10 years complete and above2 NFHS-2 (1998-99) NFHS-1 (1992-93) Key Indicators for Uttaranchal from NFHS-3

Marriage and Fertility

1. Women age 20-24 married by age 18 (%) 22.6 16.3 24.7 49.9 43.0 22.5 4.2 25.9 na Response rates section Trends in Contraceptive use

2. Men age 25-29 married by age 21 (%) 21.3 7.1 30.0 * 42.9 36.8 8.1 na na Number Response

3. Total fertility rate (children per woman) 2.55 2.21 2.67 3.62 2.68 2.32 2.00 2.61 na interviewed rates Urban Rural Total

4. Women age 15-19 who were already mothers or pregnant at the time of the survey (%) 6.2 1.7 7.8 26.5 6.7 5.0 0.9 na na Households 2,659 97.5 NFHS-2 57 39 43

5. Median age at first birth for women age 25-49 20.5 21.5 20.3 19.3 19.9 20.1 23.3 20.1 na Women (age 15-49) 2,953 91.2 NFHS-3 65 57 59

6. Married women with 2 living children wanting no more children (%) 86.3 87.5 85.7 77.4 88.6 83.1 91.3 71.8 na Men (age 15-54) 983 81.5

6a. Two sons 93.0 93.0 93.0 86.6 95.8 * 96.2 93.2 na

6b. One son, one daughter 91.3 91.7 91.1 86.7 86.4 87.3 95.4 70.2 na Population and Household Profile Trends in Any Antenatal Care

6c. Two daughters 49.4 60.7 40.6 * * * 62.6 35.4 na Total Urban Rural

Family Planning (currently married women, age 15–49) Population aged 6+ that is literate 75.7 83.1 72.8 Urban Rural Total

Current use Households by residence (%) 100.0 28.2 71.8 NFHS-2 82 36 45

7. Any method (%) 59.3 65.3 57.2 58.4 61.3 52.7 62.7 43.1 na Mean household size 5.0 4.8 5.0 NFHS-3 92 69 75

8. Any modern method (%) 55.5 59.2 54.2 55.1 57.2 50.2 57.5 40.4 na

8a. Female sterilization (%) 32.1 20.4 36.3 41.9 40.8 28.6 14.4 27.3 na Percentage of households that: Trends in Institutional Deliveries

8b. Male sterilization (%) 1.8 2.7 1.5 2.0 2.9 1.1 1.3 3.8 na Have electricity 80.0 95.0 74.1

8c. IUD (%) 1.5 2.7 1.0 0.5 1.5 2.2 2.6 1.6 na Use piped drinking water 66.3 85.5 58.7 Urban Rural Total

8d. Pill (%) 4.2 4.7 4.0 2.8 3.8 4.3 6.3 1.4 na Have access to a toilet 56.7 93.7 42.2 NFHS-2 42 16 21

8e. Condom (%) 15.7 28.5 11.2 8.1 8.2 14.1 32.2 6.2 na Live in a pucca house 48.8 83.1 35.3 NFHS-3 60 29 36

Unmet need for family planning Have a motorized vehicle 22.3 39.8 15.5

9. Total unmet need (%) 11.3 10.3 11.7 9.1 14.1 16.9 10.3 21.0 na Have a television 61.0 81.3 53.0 Trends in Vaccination Coverage

9a. For spacing (%) 4.6 3.4 5.0 3.3 5.3 8.0 4.4 10.5 na Own agricultural land 55.8 15.6 71.5

9b. For limiting (%) 6.7 6.9 6.7 5.8 8.8 9.0 5.9 10.5 na Urban Rural Total

Maternal and Child Health NFHS-2 45 40 41

Maternity care (for births in the last 3 years) Education NFHS-3 67 57 60

10. Mothers who had at least 3 antenatal care visits for their last birth (%) 44.8 71.5 36.2 21.2 35.7 41.6 80.9 19.7 na Percent distribution of respondents by level of education

11. Mothers who consumed IFA for 90 days or more when they were pregnant with their last child (%) 26.2 43.0 20.8 8.9 14.2 23.9 55.5 na na Women Men Trends in Children's Nutritional Status

12. Births assisted by a doctor/nurse/LHV/ANM/other health personnel (%)1 41.5 64.6 34.4 21.5 38.8 28.5 76.2 34.6 na No education 33 12

13. Institutional births (%)1 36.0 59.9 28.6 15.6 30.8 25.3 71.2 20.6 na <8 years complete 17 18 Stunted Wasted Underweight

14. Mothers who received postnatal care from a doctor/nurse/LHV/ANM/other health personnel within 2 days of delivery for their last birth (%)1 30.2 52.3 23.1 11.8 22.8 17.4 64.2 na na 8-9 years complete 17 26 NFHS-2 47 8 42

Child immunization and vitamin A supplementation1 10 years complete and above 34 45 NFHS-3 32 16 38

15a. Children 12-23 months fully immunized (BCG, measles, and 3 doses each of polio/DPT) (%) 60.0 67.2 57.4 40.4 50.8 64.1 86.4 40.9 na Media Exposure Figure Trends in Infant Mortality

15b. Children 12-23 months who have received BCG (%) 83.5 84.4 83.2 66.6 88.8 89.1 98.5 76.8 na Percentage with regular exposure to media Urban Rural Total

15c. Children 12-23 months who have received 3 doses of polio vaccine (%) 80.3 82.8 79.4 63.9 88.8 80.9 95.5 62.4 na Women 15-49 Men 15-49

15d. Children 12-23 months who have received 3 doses of DPT vaccine (%) 67.1 68.7 66.5 45.5 60.0 69.7 95.5 56.1 na Urban 90 91

15e. Children 12-23 months who have received measles vaccine (%) 71.6 75.0 70.3 56.6 65.4 69.7 94.0 56.0 na Rural 66 78 NFHS-2 14 44 38

16. Children age 12-35 months who received a vitamin A dose in last 6 months (%) 15.6 19.7 14.1 9.4 11.3 18.8 23.7 na na Total 73 83 NFHS-3 17 50 42

Treatment of childhood diseases (children under 3 years)1

17. Children with diarrhoea in the last 2 weeks who received ORS (%) 35.6 45.2 32.6 21.7 * * 60.8 31.5 na Trends in Fertility Trends in HIV/AIDS Knowledge

18. Children with diarrhoea in the last 2 weeks taken to a health facility (%) 64.8 71.0 62.8 64.0 * * 66.8 64.0 na Total fertility rate Urban Rural Total

19. Children with acute respiratory infection or fever in the last 2 weeks taken to a health facility (%) 71.6 80.0 69.5 71.5 * * 82.1 na na Women

Child Feeding Practices and Nutritional Status of Children1

20. Children under 3 years breastfed within one hour of birth (%) 32.9 29.1 34.2 33.9 34.1 26.2 34.9 24.1 na NFHS-2 2.6 NFHS-2 78 24 36

21. Children age 0-5 months exclusively breastfed (%) 31.2 * 35.1 36.4 * * 27.6 na na NFHS-3 2.6 NFHS-3 85 57 64

22. Children age 6-9 months receiving solid or semi-solid food and breastmilk (%) 51.6 * 51.4 39.4 * * 54.5 na na Men

23. Children under 3 years who are stunted (%) 31.9 18.4 36.3 41.1 31.8 34.5 19.5 46.6 na NFHS-3 94 90 91

24. Children under 3 years who are wasted (%) 16.2 11.0 17.8 19.4 8.6 27.7 9.9 7.6 na

25. Children under 3 years who are underweight (%) 38.0 29.4 40.8 49.8 36.7 49.7 18.2 41.8 na

Nutritional Status of Ever-Married Adults (age 15-49)

26. Women whose Body Mass Index is below normal (%) 25.7 11.1 30.8 32.8 26.7 28.3 13.0 32.4 na

27. Men whose Body Mass Index is below normal (%) 21.8 13.2 25.6 35.3 34.0 23.8 9.9 na na

28. Women who are overweight or obese (%) 16.0 30.5 11.0 8.2 14.6 15.3 29.3 9.2 na

29. Men who are overweight or obese (%) 11.4 18.6 8.2 7.3 6.6 5.8 18.3 na na

Anaemia among Children and Adults

30. Children age 6-35 months who are anaemic (%) 61.5 60.2 62.0 64.9 67.9 64.2 53.2 77.4 na

31. Ever-married women age 15-49 who are anaemic (%) 47.6 44.3 48.8 49.3 51.2 46.3 43.6 45.6 na

32. Pregnant women age 15-49 who are anaemic (%) 45.2 45.7 45.0 51.0 * 43.9 31.2 49.8 na

33. Ever-marrried men age 15-49 who are anaemic (%) 26.1 20.1 28.8 39.5 35.6 25.4 17.2 na na

Knowledge of HIV/AIDS among Ever-Married Adults (age 15-49)

34. Women who have heard of AIDS (%) 64.3 84.5 57.2 37.2 66.8 75.1 98.3 35.6 na

35. Men who have heard of AIDS (%) 91.0 93.7 89.7 62.5 87.8 96.9 100.0 na na

36. Women who know that consistent condom use can reduce the chances of getting HIV/AIDS (%) 52.2 71.7 45.3 25.6 47.9 63.0 89.5 na na

37. Men who know that consistent condom use can reduce the chances of getting HIV/AIDS (%) 81.4 84.8 79.6 42.0 71.3 90.6 95.8 na na

Women’s Empowerment

38. Currently married women who usually participate in household decisions (%) 47.9 60.4 43.4 44.2 47.9 36.1 58.9 na na

39. Ever-married women who have ever experienced spousal violence (%) 27.9 22.8 29.8 39.6 33.8 22.7 8.6 na na



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* Not shown; based on fewer than 25 unweighted cases

1. Based on the last 2 births in the 3 years before the survey; 2. For children, the education refers to the mother’s education. Children with missing information on the mother’s education are not included in the education columns.