Percentages of respondents for various levels of the selected predictors in Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan
| Background characteristics | Percentages of respondents | ||
| Bangladesh (n=7760) | Nepal (n=5140) | Pakistan (n=11 040) | |
| Age of child, months | |||
| 0–11 | 19.5 | 19.9 | 19.8 |
| 12–35 | 41.2 | 39.2 | 39.4 |
| 36–59 | 39.3 | 40.9 | 40.8 |
| Type of place of residence | |||
| Rural | 74.4 | 90.6 | 70.3 |
| Urban | 25.6 | 9.4 | 29.7 |
| Mother’s education | |||
| Incomplete primary | 32.7 | 61.0 | 62.5 |
| Incomplete secondary | 51.5 | 25.3 | 19.6 |
| Secondary or higher | 15.8 | 13.7 | 17.9 |
| Access to electronic media | |||
| No access | 38.7 | 15.2 | 29.8 |
| Have access | 61.3 | 84.8 | 70.2 |
| Age of mother at the time of survey, years | |||
| 15–19 | 14.6 | 7.0 | 2.2 |
| 20–29 | 61.7 | 65.5 | 52.4 |
| 30–49 | 23.7 | 27.5 | 45.4 |
| Source of drinking water | |||
| Not improved/not in premises | 21.1 | 36.1 | 22.9 |
| Improved in premises | 78.9 | 63.9 | 77.1 |
| Toilet facility | |||
| Worst | 10.4 | 49.0 | 25.4 |
| Moderate | 26.7 | 15.0 | 11.5 |
| Ideal | 62.9 | 35.9 | 63.2 |
| No of adults per room | |||
| More than two adults | 40.9 | 43.2 | 71.7 |
| Up to two adults | 59.1 | 56.8 | 28.3 |
| Household cooking facility | |||
| Not ideal | 9.6 | 57.4 | 59.8 |
| Ideal | 90.4 | 42.6 | 40.2 |
| Household floor material | |||
| Mud | 68.9 | 75.4 | 47.3 |
| Not mud | 31.1 | 24.6 | 527 |