Table 3.
MLwiN results for the random-intercept model of discontinuation of contraception in Indonesia, 250000 iterations
| Parameter |
Results for the non-centred model |
Results for the hierarchically centred model |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate† | ESS | Estimate† | ESS | |
| α0—constant | −4.053 (0.078) | 1665 | −4.045 (0.091) | 28 |
| α1—duration6–11 | −0.067 (0.045) | 13405 | −0.069 (0.045) | 91 |
| α2—duration12–23 | −0.117 (0.043) | 11553 | −0.121 (0.042) | 81 |
| α3—duration24–35 | −0.022 (0.051) | 11900 | −0.030 (0.050) | 126 |
| α4—duration≥36 | 0.043 (0.057) | 10463 | 0.031 (0.055) | 161 |
| β1—age25–34 | −0.375 (0.033) | 13855 | −0.373 (0.033) | 163 |
| β2—age35–49 | −0.676 (0.058) | 15933 | −0.673 (0.058) | 11840 |
| β3—method2 | −1.164 (0.059) | 19911 | −1.159 (0.059) | 20562 |
| β4—method3 | 0.499 (0.110) | 20517 | 0.496 (0.109) | 18820 |
| β5—method4 | 0.051 (0.062) | 21118 | 0.051 (0.062) | 19313 |
| β6—educ–primary | 0.028 (0.069) | 2036 | 0.028 (0.071) | 50 |
| β7—educ–secondary+ | 0.223 (0.072) | 2093 | 0.222 (0.073) | 44 |
| β8—urban | 0.114 (0.037) | 16965 | 0.117 (0.035) | 79 |
| β9—ses–med | −0.118 (0.046) | 6488 | −0.119 (0.052) | 33 |
| β10—ses–high | −0.192 (0.052) | 6876 | −0.188 (0.053) | 55 |
 |
0.041 (0.026) | 14 | 0.022 (0.018) | 14 |
†
Standard deviations are given in parentheses.