Table 1 Background characteristics of samples of men from four study cities, Uttar Pradesh, India, 2010
From: Men’s attitudes on gender equality and their contraceptive use in Uttar Pradesh India
Characteristics | Percent of male respondents |
|---|---|
(n = 6431) | |
Age | |
18-29 years | 22.7 |
30-39 years | 34.9 |
40-49 years | 32.8 |
50 or more | 9.6 |
Education | |
No education | 14.1 |
1-8 years | 26.4 |
9-11 years | 32.7 |
12 or more years | 26.8 |
Religion | |
Hindu/other | 82.5 |
Muslim | 17.5 |
Caste | |
Schedule caste/tribe | 21.7 |
Other backward class | 37.5 |
Others (general) | 40.8 |
Number of living children | |
No child | 10.2 |
One child | 17.4 |
2-3 children | 46.5 |
4-5 children | 19.9 |
More than 5 children | 6.0 |
Wealth | |
Poorest | 18.5 |
Poor | 19.5 |
Middle | 19.9 |
Rich | 21.6 |
Richest | 20.5 |
Residence | |
Slum | 16.3 |
Non-slum | 83.7 |
City | |
Agra | 26.2 |
Aligarh | 29.0 |
Allahabad | 20.1 |
Gorakhpur | 24.7 |
Desire for more children | |
Want child soon (within 2 years) | 11.0 |
Want to delay 2 or more years | 18.2 |
Do not want any more child | 70.8 |