No. of living
Children
Knowledge Using Not using Total
No Per cent No Per cent No Per cent Women
0 0 167 96.53 81 46.82 92 53.18
1 1 360 98.90 188 51.65 176 48.35
2 2 732 99.19 419 56.78 319 43.22
3 3 568 98.27 328 56.75 250 43.25
4 4 378 98.69 217 56.66 166 43.34
5 5 224 97.82 128 55.90 101 44.10
5+ 5+ 119 97.54 69 56.56 53 43.44
Total Total 2548 98.49 1430 55.28 1157 44.72
Data Source: Based on Field Survey by the Researcher, 2010
Table 11: Living children wise response of Knowledge and Use of Contraceptive in Rural Areas of Malda District, West Bengal (2010).