Percentage of Children Age 06-59 Months Classified as Having Anaemia, by Background Characteristics in India (2005-2006) | |||||
Background Characteristic | Anaemia Status by Haemoglobin Level | Any Anaemia (<11.0 G/Dl) | No. of Children | ||
Mild (10.0-10.9 G/Dl) | Moderate (7.0-9.9 G/Dl) | Severe (< 7.0 G/Dl) | |||
Age in Months | |||||
6-8 | |||||
9-11 | |||||
12-17 | |||||
18-23 | |||||
24-35 | |||||
36-47 | |||||
48-59 | |||||
Sex | |||||
Male | |||||
Female | |||||
Birth Order | |||||
1 | |||||
2-3 | |||||
4-5 | |||||
6 + | |||||
Residence | |||||
Urban | |||||
Rural | |||||
Mother`s Education1 | |||||
No education | |||||
< 5 years complete | |||||
5-7 years complete | |||||
8-9 years complete | |||||
10-11 years complete | |||||
12 or more years complete | |||||
Religion | |||||
Hindu | |||||
Muslim | |||||
Christian | |||||
Sikh | |||||
Buddhist/Neo-Buddhist | |||||
Jain | |||||
Other | |||||
Caste/Tribe | |||||
Scheduled caste | |||||
Scheduled tribe | |||||
Other backward class | |||||
Other | |||||
Don`t know | |||||
Mother`s Interview Status | |||||
Interviewed | |||||
Not interviewed but in household | |||||
Not interviewed and not in household2 | |||||
Child`s Living Arrangements | |||||
Living with both parents | |||||
Living with mother (not father) | |||||
Living with father (not mother) | |||||
Living with neither parent | |||||
Mother`s Anaemia Status | |||||
Not anaemic | |||||
Mildly anaemic | |||||
Moderately anaemic | |||||
Severely anaemic | |||||
Wealth Index | |||||
Lowest | |||||
Second | |||||
Middle | |||||
Fourth | |||||
Highest | |||||
Total |