Table 1 Distribution of the selected background characteristics of young married women, India, 2015-16 (n = 60,030) and 2019-21 (n = 33,829)

Type of contraception uptake

 No contraception

41,389 (68.9)

22,902 (67.7)

 SARCs

8724 (14.5)

7239 (21.4)

 LARCs

1334 (2.2)

1083 (3.2)

 PMs

8584 (14.3)

2605 (7.7)

Maternal age (years)

 15–19

4388 (7.3)

2977 (8.8)

 20–24

55,642 (92.7)

30,852 (91.2)

Body mass index (kg/m²)

 Thin (< 18.5)

19,034 (31.7)

8897 (26.3)

 Normal (18.5–24.9)

35,380 (58.9)

20,602 (60.9)

 Overweight & Obese (≥ 25.0)

5617 (9.4)

4296 (12.7)

Height

 <145 cm

7144 (11.9)

4229 (12.5)

 ≥145 cm

52,886 (88.1)

29,600 (87.5)

Haemoglobin level

 Non-anaemic

25,244 (42.1)

13,227 (39.1)

 Anaemic (10.0–12.0 g/dl)

34,786 (57.9)

20,602 (60.9)

Number of ANC visits

  < 4 times

28,932 (48.2)

13,836 (40.9)

  ≥4 times

31,098 (51.8)

19,993 (59.1)

Place of delivery

 Home

10,181 (17.0)

2605 (7.7)

 Institution

49,849 (83.0)

31,224 (92.3)

Mode of delivery

 Normal

49,559 (82.6)

26,116 (77.2)

  C-section

10,471 (17.4)

7713 (22.8)

Parity

  1

24,050 (40.1)

18,877 (55.8)

  2

27,161 (45.2)

11,840 (35)

  ≥3

8819 (14.7)

3112 (9.2)

Desire for more children

 Want soon

54,904 (91.5)

31,224 (92.3)

  Want later

3610 (6)

2064 (6.1)

 Want no more

1516 (2.5)

541 (1.6)

Pregnancy intentions

  Wanted

54,118 (90.1)

30,954 (91.5)

 Mistimed

4192 (7.0)

2233 (6.6)

  Unwanted

1720 (2.9)

643 (1.9)

Distance to health facility

 No problem

18,587 (31.0)

12,889 (38.1)

  Minor & Big problem

41,443 (69.0)

20,940 (61.9)

Place of residence

 Urban

14,717 (24.5)

7442 (22.0)

  Rural

45,313 (75.5)

26,387 (78.0)

Level of education

  Illiterate

12,434 (20.7)

4364 (12.9)

 Primary

9039 (15.1)

3484 (10.3)

 Secondary

34,202 (57.0)

22,090 (65.3)

 Higher

4355 (7.3)

3890 (11.5)

Religion

 Hindu

49,444 (82.4)

28,450 (84.1)

  Muslims

8062 (13.4)

4161 (12.3)

  Christen

912 (1.5)

609 (1.8)

 Others

1612 (2.7)

609 (1.8)

Caste

 SC/ST

21,096 (35.1)

12,517 (37.0)

 OBC

27,109 (45.2)

15,189 (44.9)

 Others

11,825 (19.7)

6157 (18.1)

Wealth quintile

 Poorest

13,612 (22.7)

7814 (23.1)

 Poorer

14,610 (24.3)

8051 (23.8)

  Middle

13,794 (23.0)

7781 (23.0)

  Richer

11,701 (19.5)

6461 (19.1)

  Richest

6313 (10.5)

3721 (11.0)

Region of residence

  North

7294 (12.2)

3890 (11.5)

  Central

13,860 (23.1)

7510 (22.2)

 East

16,272 (27.1)

10,081 (29.8)

 North-east

1479 (2.5)

880 (2.6)

 West

8615 (14.4)

4702 (13.9)

 South

12,510 (20.8)

6766 (20.0)