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Table 1 Summary statistics of covariates and distribution across districts and socioeconomic status

From: How equitable is the uptake of conditional cash transfers for maternity care in India? Evidence from the Janani Suraksha Yojana scheme in Odisha and Jharkhand

 

Age (years)

Number of previous pregnancies

Scheduled tribe / scheduled caste (%)

Illiteracy rate (%)

Odisha

Jharkhand

Odisha

Jharkhand

Odisha

Jharkhand

Odisha

Jharkhand

Total population

24.9

24.9

1.8

1.6

86

62

69

69

By district

 Mayurbhanj

23.9

 

1.7

 

91

 

56

 

 Rayagada

26.1

 

1.9

 

81

 

83

 

 Godda

 

23.9

 

1.6

 

49

 

78

 Khunti

 

26.4

 

1.9

 

91

 

77

 Ranchi

 

24.9

 

1.4

 

56

 

54

By wealth group

 Poorest quintile

25.5

25.1

2.4

1.8

93

68

87

90

 Second poorest quintile

25.5

25.4

2.1

1.9

88

70

82

88

 Middle quintile

24.5

25.4

1.6

1.8

92

69

78

77

 Second richest quintile

24.4

24.6

1.4

1.5

89

57

63

63

 Richest quintile

24.2

23.7

1.1

1.1

68

44

30

29

Concentration index (SD)

−0.01 (0.00)

−0.01 (0.00)

−0.16 (0.02)

−0.10 (0.01)

−0.17 (0.02)

−0.21 (0.02)

−0.45 (0.03)

−0.49 (0.02)

  1. Notes: Table shows the standard concentration index for continuous variables (age, number of previous pregnancies) and the corrected concentration index for bounded variables (scheduled tribe/scheduled caste, illiteracy rate)