Bellary District, - PRC

Table 57: Current use of family planning by background characteristicsPercentage distribution of currently married women aged 15-49 years by current use of family planning, according toselected background characteristics, Bellary District, Karnataka, MICS, 2002AnymethodAnymoderntemporarymethodSterilisationAnytraditionalmethodOthermethodNotusinganymethodTotalper centNumberofwomenCharacteristicsPlace of residenceRural 49.4 1.3 47.5 0.0 0.6 50.6 100.0 850Urban 51.7 5.9 41.8 0.3 3.7 48.3 100.0 354ReligionHindu 50.5 2.3 46.9 0.1 1.2 49.5 100.0 1084Muslim 45.8 5.9 35.6 0.0 4.3 54.2 100.0 118Caste/tribeScheduled caste 48.3 0.6 46.2 0.3 1.2 51.7 100.0 325Scheduled tribe 42.5 1.8 39.2 0.0 1.5 57.5 100.0 273Other 54.5 4.1 48.7 0.0 1.7 45.5 100.0 606EducationIlliterate 47.5 0.9 45.7 0.0 0.9 52.5 100.0 916Primary complete 60.0 1.3 58.8 0.0 0.0 40.0 100.0 80Middle complete 60.8 6.9 48.0 0.0 5.9 39.2 100.0 102High school + 53.9 18.0 31.5 1.1 3.3 46.1 100.0 89Number of living children0 (3.4) (3.4) (0.0) (0.0) (0.0) (96.4) 100.0 291 13.2 5.1 4.6 0.0 3.5 86.8 100.0 1972 51.2 4.7 45.7 0.0 0.8 48.8 100.0 2323+ 61.0 1.3 58.6 0.1 1.0 39.0 100.0 746Number of living daughtersNone 42.9 3.9 37.0 0.0 2.0 57.1 100.0 2541 55.5 3.1 50.6 0.0 1.8 44.5 100.0 3892 67.4 2.1 64.2 0.0 1.1 32.6 100.0 2393+ 36.3 1.6 33.5 0.3 0.9 63.7 100.0 322Number of living sonsNone 20.2 5.9 11.8 0.5 2.0 79.8 100.0 2031 49.2 2.7 44.0 0.0 2.5 50.8 100.0 3662 81.0 2.3 77.7 0.0 1.0 19.0 100.0 3003+ 41.5 0.9 40.0 0.0 0.6 58.5 100.0 335Total 50.1 2.7 45.8 0.1 1.5 49.9 100.0 1204Note: Total includes 2 women belonging to ‘other’ religions, 12 women who are literate but have not completed primaryeducation and 5 women with information on education is missing.( ) Based on 25-49 cases.62