Table 3 Means (SD) or % of married women’s empowerment in 2006 and 2012 by births in 2006, Egyptian Labor Market Panel Survey (N = 4660)

2006 individual decision-making***

2006 joint decision-making***

2006 mobility***

2006 financial autonomy**

Number of births 2006

%

 0

458

1.31 (1.38)

2.58 (1.91)

1.48 (0.56)

57.6

 1

827

1.96 (1.96)

3.91 (2.53)

2.02 (0.66)

61.2

 2

1073

2.62 (2.18)

3.88 (2.61)

2.14 (0.65)

66.2

 3

909

2.92 (2.40)

3.76 (2.79)

2.14 (0.66)

66.6

 4+

1393

2.81 (2.43)

3.29 (2.73)

2.12 (0.68)

67.3

Number of births 2006

2012 individual decision-making***

2012 joint decision-making***

2012 mobility*

2012 financial autonomy***

 0

458

1.80 (2.07)

3.35 (2.82)

2.34 (0.81)

51.7

 1

827

2.93 (2.68)

3.78 (3.02)

2.54 (0.79)

56.6

 2

1073

3.05 (2.87)

3.49 (3.05)

2.62 (0.81)

63.8

 3

909

2.62 (2.83)

3.05 (3.05)

2.58 (0.81)

63.8

 4+

1393

2.07 (2.76)

2.20 (2.95)

2.57 (0.82)

60.5