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Table 2 Characteristics and the distribution of deaths for covariates in Dataset 1

From: A comparison of the conditional inference survival forest model to random survival forests based on a simulation study as well as on two applications with time-to-event data

Characteristics

Dead N(%)

Alive N(%)

Total

Characteristics

Dead N(%)

Alive N(%)

Total

Mother’s education level

   

Mother’s occupation

   

Illiterate Mothers

344(7.7)

4149(92.3)

4493

Not-working

93(6.9)

1260(93.1)

1353

Mother completed primary

119(6.4)

1749(93.6)

1868

Sales and Services

110 (6.5)

1589 (93.5)

1699

Secondary and higher

14(4.2)

317(95.8)

331

Agriculture

274(7.5)

3366(92.5)

3640

Partner’s level of education

   

Births in past 5 years

   

Illiterate Father

266(7.7)

3180(92.3)

3446

1-Birth

93(4.5)

1982(95.5)

2075

Father completed primary

170(6.9)

2287(93.1)

2457

2-Birth

227(6.5)

3288(93.5)

3515

Secondary and higher

41(5.2)

748(94.8)

789

3-Births

140(13.6)

887(86.4)

1027

Birth status

   

4-Births

17(22.7)

58(77.3)

75

Singleton births

431(6.7)

6048(93.3)

6479

Births in past 1 year

   

Multiple births (Twins)

46(21.5)

167(78.5)

213

No-births

309(6.8)

4212(93.2)

4521

Sex of the child

   

1-Birth

163(7.6)

1971(92.4)

2134

Males

258(7.8)

3067(92.2)

3325

2-Births

5(13.5)

32(86.5)

37

Females

212(6.3)

3155(93.7)

3367

Children Under 5 in Household

   

Type of place of residence

   

No-child

101(34.9)

188(65.1)

289

Urban

81(5.8)

1308(94.2)

1389

1-Child

178(10.5)

1511(89.5)

1689

Rural

396(7.5)

4907(92.5)

5303

2-Children

146(4.9)

2831(95.1)

2977

Wealth index

   

3-Children

35(2.5)

1349(97.5)

1384

Poorest

131(7.5)

1623(92.5)

1754

4-Children

17(4.8)

336(95.2)

353

Poorer

112(8.5)

1205(91.5)

1317

Mother’s age group

   

Middle

86(7.2)

1109(92.8)

1195

Less than 20 years

29(8.9)

296(91.1)

325

Richer

72(6.9)

969(93.1)

1041

20-29 years

235(6.5)

3376(93.5)

3611

Richest

76(5.5)

1309(94.5)

1385

30-39 years

164(7.4)

2054(92.6)

2218

Children ever born

   

40 years +

49(7.9)

489(90.1)

538

One child

20(3.3)

581(96.7)

601

Birth order number

   

Two children

81(7.1)

1065(92.9)

1146

First child

95(7.6)

1154(92.4)

1249

Three children

67(6.6)

953(93.4)

1020

Second to Third child

117(5.6)

1974(94.4)

2091

Four and more

309(7.9)

3616(92.1)

3925

4th-6th child

149(7.1)

1949(92.9)

2098

Birth order number

   

th+child

116(9.3)

1138(90.7)

1254

First child

95(7.6)

1154(92.4)

1249

Sex of household head

   

Second to Third child

117(5.6)

1974(94.4)

2091

Male

341(6.7)

4771(93.3)

5112

4th-6th child

149(7.1)

1949(92.9)

2098

Female

136(8.6)

1444(91.4)

1580

th+child

116(9.2)

1138(90.8)

1254

Source of drinking water

   

Religion

   

Piped water

76(5.9)

1204(94.1)

1280

Catholics

217(7.4)

2722(92.6)

2939

Borehole

216(7.3)

2731(92.7)

2947

Muslims

69(7.5)

852(92.5)

921

Well

93(6.9)

1261(93.1)

1354

Other Christians

187(6.8)

2571(93.2)

2758

Surface/Rain/Pond/Lake/tank

70(8.5)

756(91.5)

826

Others

4(5.4)

70(94.6)

74

Other

22(7.7)

263(92.3)

285

Type of toilet facility

   

Age at first birth

   

Flush toilet

5(4.1)

116(95.9)

121

Less than 20 years

347(7.5)

4291(92.5)

4638

Pitlatrine

376(6.9)

5031(93.1)

5407

20-29 years

127(6.3)

1899(93.7)

2026

No-facility

96(8.2)

1068(91.8)

1164

30-39 years

3(12.0)

22(88.0)

25