| Median Duration of Breastfeeding in India (1998-1999) | ||||
| Background Characteristic | Any breastfeeding | Exclusive breastfeeding | Exclusive breastfeeding or breastfeeding plus water only | Number of Children |
| Sex of Child | ||||
| Male | ||||
| Female | ||||
| Residence | ||||
| Urban | ||||
| Rural | ||||
| Mother`s education | ||||
| Illiterate | ||||
Literate;| | | | | |
| Middle school complete | ||||
| High school and above | ||||
| Religion | ||||
| Hindu | ||||
| Muslim | ||||
| Christian | ||||
| Sikh | ||||
| Jain | ||||
| Buddhist/Neo-Buddhist | ||||
| Other | ||||
| Mother`s work status | ||||
| Working in family farm/business | ||||
| Employed by someone else | ||||
| Self-employed | ||||
| Not worked in past 12 months | ||||
| Standard of living index | ||||
| Low | ||||
| Medium | ||||
| High | ||||
| Place of delivery | ||||
| Public health facility | ||||
| NGO or trust facility | ||||
| Private health facility | ||||
| Own home | ||||
| Parent`s home | ||||
| Other | ||||
| Median duration | ||||
| Mean duration (months)1 | ||||
| Prevalence/incidence mean | ||||
