Appendix Table A2

Summary Statistics for India

 AllMaleFemale
Mean (Standard Deviation)ObservationsMean (Standard Deviation)ObservationsMean (Standard Deviation)Observations
Mother characteristics age28.10
(5.52)
36,75528.10
(5.46)
20,04128.10
(5.58)
16,714
Education0.90
(1.00)
36,7550.921
(1.00)
20,0410.879
(0.996)
16,714
National wealth quintile2.95
(1.37)
36,7552.99
(1.37)
20,0412.90
(1.37)
16,714
Pregnancy characteristics male0.5536,755    
Birth order3.48
(1.78)
36,7553.46
(1.76)
20,0413.50
(1.79)
16,714
Existing sex ratio of children0.49
(0.39)
36,7550.47
(0.39)
20,0410.51
(0.39)
16,714
Ultrasound receipt (1=Yes,0=No): 1998–99 only0.149,1400.144,9860.134,154
Ultrasound receipt (1=Yes,0=No): 2004–2005 only0.2718,8880.2810,3530.268,535
Prenatal care (1=Yes, 0=No)0.7232,2330.7317,5030.7114,730
Number of prenatal visits2.72
(2.59)
30,7743.16
(3.20)
17,3773.01
(3.13)
14,635
Tetanus shot (1=Yes, 0=No)0.7832,0170.7917,3760.7714,641
Number of tetanus shots1.64
(1.03)
32,0171.66
(1.02)
17,3761.61
(1.04)
14,641
Iron pills (1=Yes, 0=No)0.6132,1660.6217,4580.6114,708
Days took iron supplement45.53
(63.08)
17,69846.32
(63.52)
9,65444.58
(62.55)
8,044
Nonhome delivery (1=Yes, 0=No)0.3531,0730.3616,8690.3314,204
  • Notes: Education of mother is the highest level of educational attainment: 0 = no education, 1 = primary school, 2 = secondary school, 3 = higher education. Sample includes most recent births by ever-married women (ages 15–49) within five years previous to the survey. Existing sex ratio is defined as the ratio of boys to the total number of births prior to the most recent one. Statistics describe the sample and are thus not weighted. Number of prenatal visits is trimmed at the 95 percent level.