Table 1.
Characteristics of married men whose wives are not pregnant and married non-pregnant women in the PSMS-1 sample
| Women (n = 1788) |
Men (n = 1805) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Province | ||
| Sindh | 25.4% | 25.4% |
| Punjab | 55.7% | 55.9% |
| Frontier | 13.7% | 14.0% |
| Baluchistan | 5.3% | 4.8% |
| Urban | 32.9% | 34.4% |
| Age*** | ||
| 15-19 | 6.5% | 1.0% |
| 20-24 | 15.8% | 9.3% |
| 25-29 | 23.1% | 15.0% |
| 30-34 | 22.2% | 16.9% |
| 35-39 | 19.5% | 18.6% |
| 40-44 | 9.9% | 16.4% |
| 45-49 | 3.1% | 11.9% |
| 50 plus | 10.8% | |
| Number of living children** | ||
| 0-1 | 17.4% | 21.8% |
| 2-3 | 30.4% | 26.0% |
| 4-5 | 28.6% | 28.9% |
| 6 or more | 23.6% | 23.4% |
| Fertility desires** | ||
| Want more/undecided | 37.6% | 42.1% |
| Do not want more children | 62.4% | 57.9% |
| Education*** | ||
| None | 57.9% | 31.1% |
| Primary | 7.4% | 8.0% |
| Middle | 18.1% | 30.4% |
| Secondary | 9.8% | 15.4% |
| Matriculate or higher | 6.8% | 15.1% |
| Intend using a method in the next 12 months | ||
| Oral Contraceptive | 5.1% | 4.4% |
| IUD*** | 4.1% | 1.6% |
| Injectable*** | 4.8% | 2.5% |
| Condom** | 11.3% | 14.7% |
| Female Sterilization*** | 11.9% | 7.6% |
| Withdrawal | 6.5% | 8.0% |
| Rhythm* | 8.7% | 6.6% |
| Any method*** | 41.7% | 35.3% |
*p < 0.05 **p < 0.01 ***p < 0.001