Age of mother                                                                                       Educational  status of mother
Illiterate   Primary *   Secondary **   Higher  secondary  & more***   Total
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
< 19 20 7.8 23 13.8 12 21.8 0 0.0 55 9.2
20 - 24 105 41.2 86 51.5 97 31.4 21 6.8 309 51.5
25 - 29 108 42.3 54 32.3 32 15.8 9 4.4 203 33.8
30 - 34 15 5.9 4 2.4 7 26.9 0 0.0 26 4.3
>35 7 2.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 7 1.2
n 255 100.0 167 100.0 148 100.0 30 100.0 600 100
% (42.5) (27.8) (24.7) (5.0)  
* up to 7th standard ** 8th to 10th standard *** 11th standard onwards
(Figures in parenthesis are row wise percentages)

Table 1: Distribution according to age & educational status of mothers.