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Table 2 Mean number of children ever born to ever married women aged 15-49 and women aged 40-49 by demographic, socioeconomic, and cultural characteristics.

From: Demographic, socio-economic, and cultural factors affecting fertility differentials in Nepal

  

All women

Women aged 40-49

  

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

 

5.5

2.6

 
 

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

 

4.2

2.1

 
 

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

 

4.89

2.3

 
 

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

 

5.7

2.4

 
 

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

 

3.0

2.2

 

5.0

2.3

 

Total N

 

8644

  

2007

  
  1. Note *** Significant at P < 0.00, ** = p < 0.01 and * = p < 0.05; SD = Standard deviation