Table 4 Oaxaca-blinder decomposition: Urban–Rural difference in unmet need for FP among adolescent and young women in Uttar Pradesh, 2019–21

Urban

14.55

0.000

Rural

19.14

0.000

Difference in unmet need

-4.58

0.000

Difference explained

55.19

0.000

Difference unexplained

44.81

0.038

Background variable

 Explained difference

Wealth status

 Poorer

-8.05

0.266

-41.46

4.19

 Middle

-1.09

0.506

-8.03

1.45

 Richer

2.01

0.768

-21.21

10.53

 Richest

26.99

0.131

-14.99

42.38

Religion

 Muslim

6.31

0.282

-9.68

12.18

Caste

 OBC

0.01

0.975

-1.69

0.64

 Others

0.25

0.889

-6.14

2.60

Occupation

 Working

-0.52

0.500

-3.79

0.68

 Don’t know/missing

-1.53

0.420

-9.75

1.49

Education

 Primary

-0.34

0.735

-4.36

1.13

 Secondary

2.42

0.143

-1.53

3.87

 Higher

-7.53

0.086

-30.07

0.73

Media exposure

 Partial

4.97

0.137

-2.95

7.87

 Full

0.16

0.799

-1.97

0.94

Age at Marriage

 15–19 years

2.37

0.536

-9.59

6.76

 20–24 years

-6.97

0.236

-34.47

3.12

Age group

 20–24

1.94

0.273

-2.85

3.70

Number of living children

 Two children

1.90

0.306

-3.24

3.78

 Three children

3.06

0.026

0.68

3.94

 Four & above

0.18

0.590

-0.88

0.57

Sex preference

 Son preference

-0.05

0.961

-4.23

1.48

 Girl preference

0.00

0.994

-0.86

0.31

Women empowerment

 Partial decision & no violence

0.12

0.789

-1.46

0.71

 No decision & no violence

0.98

0.485

-3.31

2.56

 Full decision & violence

0.72

0.477

-2.36

1.85

 Partial decision & violence

0.31

0.480

-1.01

0.79

 No decision & violence

0.03

0.839

-0.51

0.23

Region

 Central

-3.37

0.108

-13.93

0.51

 Eastern

81.36

0.000

102.93

73.45

 Southern

-5.03

0.087

-20.10

0.50

 Southern upper Ganga

-1.62

0.272

-8.42

0.87