Table 1 Description of explanatory variables
From: Utilizing maternal healthcare services: are female-headed households faring poorly?
Variable | Nature | Description and coding |
|---|---|---|
Headship characteristics | ||
1. Sex of the household head (sexhhd) | Categorical | Headship, as reported in the survey. 0: male, 1: female |
2. Relationship to the household head | Categorical | 1: Head herself, 2: Spouse, 3: Daughter, 4: Daughter-in-law, 5: Others |
Individual characteristics | ||
3. Maternal age | Continuous | Age of the woman at the time of the survey |
4. Woman’s educational attainment | Categorical | 0: formal education, 1: primary education, 2: secondary education, 4: higher education |
5. Parity | Continuous | Number of living children of the respondent. |
6. Working Status of the respondent | Continuous | 1: Respondent was working at the time of the survey, 0: Otherwise |
7. Health Insurance coverage | Categorical | 1: Covered by health insurance, 0: Otherwise |
8. Possession of bank account | Categorical | 1: Possession of an account in a bank or any other financial institution by the woman, 0: Otherwise |
9. Exposure to mass media | Categorical | Measured using three indicators: Frequency of reading the newspaper/magazine, frequency of listening to the radio, and frequency of watching television. 1: Exposure to any two out of the three metrics, 0: Otherwise |
10. Woman’s Participation Index | Categorical | Created out of three decision-making items in the household- the decision to spend on the respondent’s healthcare, the decision to spend on large household purchases, and the decision to visit relatives and friends. 1: Sole decision taker or takes the decision jointly with her spouse, 0: Otherwise |
11. Sex of the last child | Categorical | 1: Male, 2: Female |
Household characteristics | ||
12. Religion | Categorical | 0: No Religion, 1: Hindu, 2: Muslim, 3: Christian, 4: Sikh, 5: other minority religion |
13. Wealth Index | Categorical | 1: Poorest, 2: Poorer, 3: Middle, 4: Richer, 5: Richest |
14. Residence | Categorical | 0: Urban, 1: Rural |
Spouse Characteristics | ||
15. Partner’s educational attainment | Categorical | 0: No education, 1: Primary, 2: Secondary, 3: Higher |
16. Partner’s age | Continuous | Age of the spouse at the time of the survey |
Healthcare Provision | ||
17. Type of facility | Categorical | 0: Other, 1: Public facility, 2: Private facility |