Table 2.
Estimation of number of live births (OLS model)
| 1965 (N = 3662) | 1967 (N = 4871) | 1976 (N = 4678) | 1980 (N = 3852) | 1985 (N = 3817) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of contraceptives known | 0.07*** | 0.05*** | 0.02** | −0.02* | −0.02+ |
| No sons | −1.49*** | −1.64*** | −1.15*** | −0.97*** | −0.90*** |
| Age (reference: age range 38–44) | |||||
| Age range 18–22 | −3.95*** | −3.75*** | N/A | −1.97*** | −1.78*** |
| Age range 23–27 | −3.27*** | −3.13*** | −2.20*** | −1.44*** | −1.31*** |
| Age range 28–32 | −2.06*** | −2.09*** | −1.45*** | −0.80*** | −0.81*** |
| Age range 33–37 | −0.83*** | −1.01*** | −0.64*** | −0.24** | −0.37*** |
| Working outside of family | −0.25*** | −0.17** | −0.15** | −0.12** | −0.21*** |
| Years of education (reference: 7–11 years) | |||||
| 12 years of education or above | −0.61*** | −0.74*** | −0.58*** | −0.47*** | −0.46*** |
| 0–6 years of education | 0.29*** | 0.36*** | 0.37*** | 0.24*** | 0.03 |
| Live in a city | −0.66*** | −0.22* | −0.20** | −0.20** | −0.22*** |
| Live with parents-in-law | −0.08 | −0.02 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.03 |
| Husband’s income | N/A | −0.04 | 0.00 | −0.04 | −0.03 |
| Constant | 6.11*** | 6.38*** | 4.60*** | 3.76*** | 4.03*** |
| R-squared | 0.56 | 0.53 | 0.49 | 0.47 | 0.46 |
+ P < 0.10, * P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01, *** P < 0.001
N/A no observation in that category
Standard errors are robust and clustered in township level
Also control for ethnicity, husband’s education, and township fixed effects