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).