Table 1.
Summary statistics
| 1965 (N = 3,719) | 1967 (N = 4,989) | 1976 (N = 5,587) | 1980 (N = 3,852) | 1985 (N = 3,819) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of living births | 4.04 | 3.96 | 3.20 | 2.70 | 2.66 |
| Ever had abortion (%) | 10 | 12 | 20 | 23 | 28 |
| Number of contraceptive techniques known | 3.5 | 4.00 | 6.15 | 8.05 | 7.97 |
| Ever practiced contraception (%) | 27 | 41 | 68 | 83 | 88 |
| Whether respondent reads newspapers regularly (%) | 14 | 21 | 29 | 51 | 62 |
| Whether respondent reads magazines regularly (%) | N/A | N/A | 11 | 16 | 22 |
| Whether respondent listens to the radio regularly (%) | 55 | 54 | 15 | 27 | 49 |
| Whether respondent watches the TV regularly (%) | N/A | 21 | 70 | 79 | 93 |
| Whether participate in any organizations (%) | N/A | N/A | 15 | 6 | 6 |
| Don’t have sons (%) | 18 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 18 |
| Women’s Education level | |||||
| Illiterate (%) | 49 | 40 | 25 | 12 | 8 |
| Elementary (%) | 41 | 49 | 59 | 58 | 48 |
| Junior high (%) | 6 | 6 | 8 | 11 | 17 |
| Senior high+ (%) | 4 | 5 | 7 | 19 | 27 |
| Live in city (%) | 30 | 31 | 43 | 47 | 50 |
| Whether working outside of family (%) | 17 | 20 | 44 | 31 | 33 |
| Whether living with parents or parent’s in law (%) | 52 | 46 | 39 | 38 | 40 |
| Women’s age | 31.95 | 32.15 | 33.49 | 30.70 | 32.20 |
| Contraceptive knowledge | |||||
| Know condom (%) | 29 | 30 | 54 | 85 | 89 |
| Know foam tablets (%) | 29 | 28 | 29 | 36 | 24 |
| Know jelly (%) | 17 | 15 | 23 | 35 | 26 |
| Know diaphragm (%) | 12 | 14 | 19 | 35 | 38 |
| Know rhythm (%) | 20 | 27 | 45 | 60 | 67 |
| Know basic temperature (%) | 5 | 9 | 20 | 43 | 53 |
| Know coitus interruption (%) | 4 | 8 | 24 | 45 | 50 |
| Know Ota ring (%) | 64 | 61 | 76 | 87 | 75 |
| Know loop (%) | 47 | 62 | 89 | 96 | 92 |
| Know oral pill (%) | 31 | 47 | 85 | 93 | 93 |
| Know vasectomy (%) | 33 | 35 | 65 | 93 | 93 |
| Know tubal ligation (%) | 61 | 63 | 83 | 96 | 96 |