From: Demographic, socio-economic, and cultural factors affecting fertility differentials in Nepal
 |  | All women | Women aged 40-49 | ||||
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 |  | Mean CEB | SD | F-Value | Mean CEB | SD | F-Value |
Age group | 15-24 | 1.15 | 1.0 | 2797.9*** | - | - | - |
 | 25-39 | 3.22 | 1.7 |  | - | - | - |
 | 40-49 | 4.96 | 2.3 |  | 4.96 | 2.3 | - |
Age at first marriage | Less than 16 yrs | 3.6 | 2.3 | 304.1*** | 5.3 | 2.5 | 30.9*** |
 | 16 or more yrs | 2.8 | 2.1 |  | 4.7 | 2.2 |  |
Perceived ideal Number of children | Up to 2 | 2.4 | 1.7 | 1744.3*** | 4.1 | 2.1 | 230.3*** |
 | 3 or more | 4.2 | 2.3 |  | 5.6 | 2.3 |  |
Place of residence | Urban | 2.5 | 1.8 | 105.2*** | 3.8 | 2.0 | 79.7*** |
 | Rural | 3.1 | 2.2 |  | 5.1 | 2.3 |  |
Ecological Zones | Mountain | 3.3 | 2.4 | Â | 5.5 | 2.6 | Â |
 | Hill | 2.9 | 2.1 | 11.2*** | 4.7 | 2.3 | 9.2*** |
 | Terai | 3.1 | 2.2 |  | 5.1 | 2.3 |  |
Literacy status | Illiterate | 3.7 | 2.3 | 1657.6*** | 5.2 | 2.3 | 99.5*** |
 | Literate | 1.9 | 1.5 |  | 3.6 | 1.7 |  |
Occupation | Not working | 2.2 | 1.8 | Â | 4.2 | 2.1 | Â |
 | Agricultural | 3.3 | 2.3 | 173.4*** | 5.1 | 2.3 | 25.2*** |
 | Non-agricultural | 2.6 | 1.9 |  | 4.4 | 2.4 |  |
Religion | Hindu | 3.03 | 2.1 | Â | 4.89 | 2.3 | Â |
 | Muslim | 3.52 | 2.7 | 8.9*** | 6.91 | 2.6 | 28.5*** |
 | Other | 2.97 | 2.2 |  | 4.83 | 2.4 |  |
Mass media exposure | No exposure | 3.9 | 2.5 | Â | 5.7 | 2.4 | Â |
 | One media (radio or TV) exposure | 3.5 | 2.3 | 168.9*** | 5.3 | 2.4 | 28.3*** |
 | Both (radio & TV) exposure | 2.7 | 2.0 |  | 4.7 | 2.2 |  |
Wealth Status | Poor/poorest | 3.5 | 2.4 | 134.2*** | 5.6 | 2.4 | 64.9*** |
 | Middle | 3.1 | 2.1 |  | 5.0 | 2.2 |  |
 | Rich/Richest | 2.6 | 1.8 |  | 4.3 | 2.1 |  |
Knowledge about FP | Lower | 3.3 | 2.3 | 168.5*** | 5.1 | 2.4 | 21.8*** |
 | Higher | 2.7 | 1.9 |  | 4.6 | 2.2 |  |
Ever used of FP methods | Never used | 2.5 | 2.4 | 278.2*** | 4.7 | 2.7 | 12.2*** |
 | Ever used | 3.3 | 2.0 |  | 5.1 | 2.1 |  |
Experience of child death | No | 2.7 | 1.5 | 3452.7*** | 4.0 | 1.8 | 579.6*** |
 | Yes | 5.2 | 2.1 |  | 6.1 | 2.1 |  |
Household headship | Male headed | 3.1 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 5.0 | 2.3 | 3.9* |
 | Female headed | 3.0 | 2.0 |  | 4.7 | 2.3 |  |
Total mean | Â | 3.0 | 2.2 | Â | 5.0 | 2.3 | Â |
Total N | Â | 8644 | Â | Â | 2007 | Â | Â |