Table 1 Selected background characteristics
From: Influence of women's autonomy on infant mortality in Nepal
Characteristics | Â | % | N |
|---|---|---|---|
Women's autonomy | Â | Â | Â |
Literacy status | Illiterate | 60.3 | 3,343 |
| Â | Literate | 39.7 | 2,202 |
Decision on own health care | Without involvement of respondent | 56.7 | 3,146 |
| Â | Involvement of respondent | 43.3 | 2,398 |
Decision on making large household purchases | Without involvement of respondent | 55.0 | 3,047 |
| Â | Involvement of respondent | 45.0 | 2,497 |
Decision on making household purchases for daily needs | Without involvement of respondent | 49.3 | 2,734 |
| Â | Involvement of respondent | 50.7 | 2,811 |
Decision on visits to family or relatives | Without involvement of respondent | 50.6 | 2,808 |
| Â | Involvement of respondent | 49.4 | 2,736 |
Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics | Â | Â | |
Age group | <25 | 41.5 | 2,299 |
| Â | 25-29 | 31.4 | 1,742 |
| Â | 30 or older | 27.1 | 1,504 |
Religion | Buddhist | 7.4 | 411 |
| Â | Hindu | 84.9 | 4,706 |
| Â | Muslim/other | 7.7 | 428 |
Total children ever born | One | 19.7 | 1,094 |
| Â | Two | 29.7 | 1,649 |
| Â | Three | 18.5 | 1,025 |
| Â | Four or more | 32.1 | 1,777 |
Previous birth interval | <2 years | 21.9 | 847 |
| Â | 2-3 years | 55.6 | 2,148 |
| Â | 4+ years | 22.4 | 866 |
Source of drinking water | Piped/tube well water | 72.4 | 4,014 |
| Â | River/stone tap/unprotected well | 27.6 | 1,531 |
Toilet facility | Yes | 37.2 | 2,061 |
| Â | No facility/bush/field | 62.8 | 3,484 |
Total | Â | 100.0 | 5,545 |