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Table 2 Percent distribution of mothers who paid and did not pay for institutional delivery by wealth quintile and type of health centres in India, 2015–16

From: Understanding equity of institutional delivery in public health centre by level of care in India: an assessment using benefit incidence analysis

Wealth Quintile

Sub-centres, PHC, UHC & Othersa

Government/Municipal, Rural Hospital

Any public health facility

Private health facility

Overall

Paid (%)

Didn’t pay (%)

N

Paid (%)

Didn’t pay (%)

N

Paid (%)

Didn’t pay (%)

N

Paid (%)

Didn’t pay (%)

N

Paid (%)

Didn’t pay (%)

N

Poorest

79.8

20.2

5792

84.4

15.6

18,726

83.4

16.6

24,518

90.8

9.2

3223

84.4

15.6

27,741

Poorer

76.0

24.0

5731

82.1

17.9

20,904

80.9

19.1

26,635

92.6

7.4

5167

83.2

16.8

31,802

Middle

75.5

24.5

4231

78.3

21.7

19,822

77.8

22.2

24,053

92.5

7.5

7838

82.3

17.7

31,891

Richer

70.8

29.2

2511

76.8

23.2

16,165

75.9

24.1

18,676

91.5

8.6

11,149

82.9

17.1

29,825

Richest

70.2

29.8

1161

71.8

28.2

10,572

71.6

28.4

11,733

91.0

9.0

15,653

84.2

15.9

27,386

Total

75.9

24.1

19,426

79.5

20.5

86,189

78.9

21.1

105,615

91.6

8.5

43,030

83.3

16.7

148,645

  1. aOthers include additional Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC), Urban Health Post (UHP), Urban Family Welfare Centre (UFWC), Public sector health facility