Table IV.

Demographic predictors of factors that strongly influence childbearing intentions.

	Financial security	Partner's interest	Partner's suitability	Personal interest	Ideal age to begin parenting ≥30
Age group
20–24	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
25–29	0.68 (0.36–1.28)	1.07 (0.56–2.03)	0.67 (0.35–1.28)	0.71 (0.37–1.36)	0.97 (0.44–2.15)
30–34	0.65 (0.33–1.28)	1.21 (0.60–2.44)	1.29 (0.64–2.60)	1.12 (0.57–2.20)	2.58 (1.14–5.85)
35–45	0.32 (0.17–0.62)	0.85 (0.44–1.67)	0.76 (0.39–1.49)	0.75 (0.39–1.45)	3.45 (1.58–7.55)
Annual household income
<$29 999	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
$30 000–$59 999	0.94 (0.49–1.80)	1.01 (0.52–1.98)	0.94 (0.48–1.83)	0.64 (0.33–1.22)	0.44 (0.20–0.99)
$60 000–$89 999	0.93 (0.45–1.90)	1.37 (0.70–2.85)	1.12 (0.54–2.33)	0.73 (0.35–1.49)	0.50 (0.21–1.22)
≥$90000	0.73 (0.38–1.42)	1.31 (0.70–2.58)	0.89 (0.45–1.77)	1.11 (0.58–2.15)	0.69 (0.31–1.55)
Education
Did not complete post-secondary education	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
Completed post-secondary education	0.81 (0.50–1.30)	0.81 (0.49–1.33)	1.31 (0.80–2.16)	1.06 (0.65–1.73)	1.85 (1.02–3.38)
Ethnicity
White	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
Other	0.92 (0.52–1.64)	0.73 (0.40–1.34)	0.53 (0.29–0.97)	1.01 (0.56–1.82)	0.55 (0.26–1.16)
Marital status
Single	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref	Ref
Married/common law	1.08 (0.68–1.72)	0.64 (0.40–1.03)	1.04 (0.65–1.67)	0.72 (0.45–1.16)	0.78 (0.44–1.38)

Bold values indicate statistically significant (P< 0.05).