Table 2 Non-weighted cross-tabulation of descriptive characteristics of respondents by EBF practice
| Â | Overall | Exclusive Breastfeeding | Â | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | No | % | Yes | % | Mean | SD | |
Control Variables | ||||||||
 Age |  |  |  |  |  |  | 28 | 6.5 |
 Education (In years) |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 | 5.5 |
 Partner’s Education (In years) |  |  |  |  |  | 7 | 6.8 | |
 Employment status |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
 Currently Employed | 928 | 37.7 | 342 | 37.0 | 586 | 38.0 |  |  |
 Not Employed | 1537 | 62.4 | 582 | 63.0 | 955 | 62.0 |  |  |
 Wealth Index |  |  |  |  |  |  | −0.20 | 1.0 |
Antenatal | ||||||||
 Less than 3 | 1120 | 45.4 | 403 | 43.6 | 717 | 46.5 |  |  |
 More than 3 | 1345 | 54.6 | 521 | 56.4 | 824 | 53.5 |  |  |
Parity | ||||||||
 Primiparous | 454 | 18.4 | 158 | 17.1 | 296 | 19.2 |  |  |
 Multiparity | 2011 | 81.6 | 766 | 82.9 | 1245 | 80.8 |  |  |
 Child age |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 | 1.9 |
 No. of U5 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.2 | 1.1 |
Perceived size | ||||||||
 Very Small | 378 | 15.3 | 139 | 15.0 | 239 | 15.5 |  |  |
 Average | 985 | 40.0 | 343 | 37.1 | 642 | 41.7 |  |  |
 Large | 1102 | 44.7 | 442 | 47.8 | 660 | 42.8 |  |  |
Residence | ||||||||
 Rural | 867 | 64.8 | 327 | 64.6 | 540 | 65.0 |  |  |
 Urban | 1598 | 35.2 | 597 | 35.4 | 1001 | 35.0 |  |  |