| Total Wanted Fertility Rates and Total Fertility Rates for Three Years Preceding Survey by Background Characteristics in India (2005-2006) | ||
| Background Characteristic | Total Wanted Fertility Rate | Total Fertility Rate |
| Residence | ||
| Urban | ||
| Rural | ||
| Education | ||
| No education | ||
| < 5 years complete | ||
| 5-7 years complete | ||
| 8-9 years complete | ||
| 10-11 years complete | ||
| 12 or more years complete | ||
| Marital Status | ||
| Never married | ||
| Currently married | ||
| Widowed/divorced/separated/deserted | ||
| Religion | ||
| Hindu | ||
| Muslim | ||
| Christian | ||
| Sikh | ||
| Buddhist/Neo-Buddhist | ||
| Jain | ||
| Other | ||
| Caste/Tribe | ||
| Scheduled caste | ||
| Scheduled tribe | ||
| Other backward class | ||
| Other | ||
| Don`t know | ||
| Wealth Index | ||
| Lowest | ||
| Second | ||
| Middle | ||
| Fourth | ||
| Highest | ||
| Total | ||
