Table 1 Descriptive summary of the study population
From: Household expenditure for immunization among children in India: a two-part model approach
| Background characteristics | Percentage | Sample |
|---|---|---|
| Place of residence | ||
| Rural | 74.6 | 43,217 |
| Urban | 25.4 | 27,029 |
| Religion | ||
| Hindu | 78.4 | 51,289 |
| Muslim | 17.7 | 11,755 |
| Others | 3.9 | 7,202 |
| Caste | ||
| Schedule Tribe | 10.2 | 10,346 |
| Schedule Caste | 22.0 | 12,904 |
| Other Backward Class | 45.2 | 28,543 |
| Others | 22.6 | 18,453 |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 51.7 | 36,229 |
| Female | 48.3 | 34,017 |
| Wealth quintile | ||
| Poor | 43.2 | 23,878 |
| Middle | 33.5 | 23,141 |
| Rich | 23.3 | 23,227 |
| Place of immunization | ||
| Public | 94.4 | 64,489 |
| Private | 5.6 | 5,626 |
| Region | ||
| North | 15.2 | 13,370 |
| Central | 27.5 | 14,026 |
| East | 24.0 | 12,431 |
| Northeast | 3.3 | 8,824 |
| West | 13.2 | 8,332 |
| South | 17.0 | 13,263 |
| Total | 100.0 | 70,246 |