Background characteristics of women of reproductive age (n=22 278)
| Key variables | N | Per cent |
| Area of residence | ||
| Urban | 9090 | 31.0 |
| Rural | 13 188 | 69.0 |
| Distribution by province | ||
| Punjab | 10 156 | 51.5 |
| Sindh | 4805 | 22.3 |
| KPK | 2893 | 14.8 |
| Balochistan | 1786 | 5.0 |
| FATA | 850 | 3.4 |
| AJK | 1173 | 2.5 |
| Gilgit | 615 | 0.6 |
| Household wealth quintiles | ||
| Poorest | 4400 | 20.7 |
| Poorer | 4592 | 21.6 |
| Middle | 4514 | 20.4 |
| Richer | 4491 | 19.5 |
| Richest | 4281 | 17.7 |
| Food security (n=13 218) | ||
| Food secure | 5649 | 41.6 |
| Food insecure without hunger | 3626 | 28.3 |
| Food insecure with moderate hunger | 2659 | 20.2 |
| Food insecure with severe hunger | 1284 | 9.9 |
| Age | ||
| 15–19 years | 331 | 1.6 |
| 20–29 years | 8513 | 37.9 |
| 30–39 years | 9702 | 43.3 |
| 40–49 years | 3732 | 17.3 |
| Education (n=22 063) | ||
| Illiterate | 9165 | 40.6 |
| Literate | 12 898 | 59.4 |
| Occupation | ||
| Employed | 1357 | 6.1 |
| Unemployed | 20 921 | 93.9 |
| No of pregnancies (n=21 720) | ||
| ≤4 | 13 663 | 63.5 |
| >4 | 8057 | 36.5 |
| Birth interval (n=8926) | ||
| ≥36 months | 1095 | 11.9 |
| <36 months | 7831 | 88.1 |
| BMI of women (n=21 677) | ||
| Underweight (<18.5) | 3024 | 14.3 |
| Normal (18.5–24.99) | 11 057 | 51.9 |
| Overweight (25.0–34.9) | 6936 | 30.9 |
| Obesity (>=35) | 660 | 2.9 |
AJK, Azad Jammu and Kashmir; BMI, body mass index; FATA, Federally Administered Tribal Areas; KPK, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.