Definition and summary statistics of the variables
| Variables | Definition of variables measurements | Frequency (n=34 345) | Percentage |
| Choice of healthcare provider | 0=Alternative | 20 649 | 60 |
| 1=Modern | 13 696 | 40 | |
| Sex | 0=Female | 18 614 | 54 |
| 1=Male | 15 731 | 46 | |
| Age | 1≤18 | 14 280 | 42 |
| 2=18–35 | 7822 | 23 | |
| 3=35–60 | 9153 | 27 | |
| 4=60+ | 3090 | 09 | |
| Marital status | 0=Others | 17 017 | 50 |
| 1=Married | 17 328 | 50 | |
| Education | 0=Others | 33 839 | 99 |
| 1=Graduate or postgraduate | 506 | 01 | |
| Family breadwinner | 0=No | 25 717 | 75 |
| 1=Yes | 8628 | 25 | |
| Low cost | 0=No | 26 387 | 77 |
| 1=Yes | 7958 | 23 | |
| Quality of the provider | 0=Others | 26 373 | 77 |
| 1=Yes | 7972 | 23 | |
| Chronic illness | 0=No | 24 046 | 70 |
| 1=Yes | 10 299 | 30 | |
| Divisions (survey areas) | Barisal | 3276 | 10 |
| Chittagong | 5967 | 17 | |
| Dhaka | 5977 | 17 | |
| Khulna | 5708 | 17 | |
| Mymensingh | 1807 | 05 | |
| Rajshahi | 5353 | 16 | |
| Rangpur | 4022 | 12 | |
| Sylhet | 2235 | 07 | |
| Region of residence | 1=Rural | 24 368 | 71 |
| 2=Urban | 9977 | 29 | |
| Travel time | 1=Less than 1 hour | Median=0.3 hour | SD=0.71 |
| 2=1–2 hours | |||
| 3=More than 2 hours | |||
| Waiting time | 1=Less than 1 hour | Median=0.2 hour | SD=0.44 |
| 2=1–2 hours | |||
| 3=More than 2 hours | |||
| Income | 1≤7202 BDT monthly | Median=73 000 | SD=1 18 3140.1 |
| 2≤28 044 BDT monthly | |||
| 3≤86 872 BDT monthly | |||
| 4>86 872 BDT monthly |
BDT, Bangladesh Taka.