From: Demographic, socio-economic, and cultural factors affecting fertility differentials in Nepal
Predictors | All women | Women aged 40-49 | ||
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 | Coefficient | t-value | Coefficient | t-value |
Current Age | 0.502 | 59.5*** | 0.093 | 4.8*** |
Age at first marriage | -0.152 | -20.0*** | -0.127 | -6.5*** |
Perceived ideal number of children | 0.026 | 3.6*** | 0.038 | 2.0* |
Place of residence Urban (ref.) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Rural | 0.020 | 2.5* | 0.048 | 2.2* |
Ecological zones Mountain (ref.) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Hill | -0.028 | -1.9 | -0.104 | -2.7** |
Terai | -0.027 | -1.8 | -0.095 | -2.4* |
Literacy status Illiterate (ref.) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Literate | -0.048 | -5.4*** | -0.079 | -3.7*** |
Occupation Not working (ref.) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Agricultural sector | 0.009 | 0.9 | 0.015 | 0.52 |
Non-agricultural sector | -0.015 | -1.6 | -0.001 | -.05 |
Religion Hindu (ref.) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Muslim | 0.066 | 8.8*** | 0.146 | 7.6*** |
Other | 0.001 | 0.13*** | -0.38 | -1.9* |
Mass media exposure No exposure (ref.) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
One media (either radio or TV) exposure | -0.004 | -0.29 | -0.030 | -1.02 |
Both (radio and TV) exposure | -0.049 | -3.68*** | -0.061 | -1.96* |
Wealth Status Poor/poorest (ref.) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Middle | -0.070 | -8.5*** | -0.102 | -4.83*** |
Rich/Richest | -0.121 | -12.3*** | -0.153 | -6.16*** |
Knowledge about FP Lower (ref.) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Higher | -0.001 | -0.13 | 0.017 | 0.80 |
Ever used of FP methods Never used (ref.) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Ever used | 0.081 | 10.5*** | 0.107 | 5.29*** |
Household headship Male headed (ref.) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Female headed | -0.016 | -2.2* | -0.038 | -1.9* |
Experience of child death No (ref.) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | 0.311 | 38.9*** | 0.388 | 19.73*** |
N | 8644 | Â | 2007 | Â |
R-Square | 0.597*** | Â | 0.325*** | Â |