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Table 1 Fertility and sample characteristics (means (SD) or %) of married women ages 15–49, Egyptian Labor Market Panel Survey

From: First birth and the trajectory of women’s empowerment in Egypt

 

Married women, N = 4660

Key variables in 2006

Number (N)

% or mean (SD)

Number of births

 0

458

9.83

 1

827

17.8

 2

1073

23.0

 3

909

19.5

 4+

1393

29.9

 Mean (standard deviation, SD)

4660

2.79 (1.99)

Gender of first birth

 Boy

1993

47.5

 Girl

2203

52.5

Current age (years)

4660

32.2 (8.70)

 15–24 years

1086

23.3

 25–34 years

1670

35.8

 35–44 years

1392

29.9

 45–49 years

512

11.0

Years of education

4660

7.29 (5.69)

Age at marriage (years)

4660

20.4 (4.02)

 Less than 18 years old

1113

23.9

 18 years or older

3547

76.1

Value of dowry

 No response

1251

26.9

 No amount

1798

38.6

 Some amount

1611

34.6

Related to husband (1/0)

1488

32.0

Ever worked (1/0)

1416

30.4

Region

 Greater Cairo

470

10.1

 Alexandria and Suez Canal

394

8.45

 Urban Lower

576

12.4

 Urban Upper

734

15.8

 Rural Lower

1388

29.8

 Rural Upper

1098

23.6

Household wealth index

 Poorest

879

18.9

 Poorer

1024

22.0

 Middle

1030

22.1

 Richer

892

19.1

 Richest

835

17.9

Husband’s age in years

4660

39.1 (9.74)

Husband’s years of education

4660

8.68 (5.47)