Educational Status

Knowledge

Using

Not using

Total
Women

No

Per cent

No

Per cent

No

Per cent

Illiterate

1196

97.71

359

29.33

865

70.67

1224

Below Primary

234

98.73

139

58.65

98

41.35

237

Primary

516

98.85

411

78.74

111

21.26

522

Middle

249

99.20

207

82.47

44

17.53

251

High School

263

100.00

231

87.83

32

12.17

263

Intermediate

48

100.00

44

91.67

4

8.33

48

Graduation and Above

42

100.00

39

92.86

3

7.14

42

Total

2548

98.49

1430

55.28

1157

44.72

2587

Data Source: Based on Field Survey by the Researcher, 2010
Table 4: Education wise Response of Knowledge and Use of Contraceptive in Rural Areas of Malda District, West Bengal (2010).