Table 3.
Descriptive statistics, control measures among 943 women aged 15–44 in 1996 with no previous contraceptive use. CVFS, Chitwan, Nepal.
| Mean | SD | Min | Max | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Index of childhood non-family experiences | 2.69 | 1.62 | 0 | 7 |
| Index of childhood community characteristics | 3.90 | 1.43 | 0 | 5 |
| Number of children born (time varying) | 2.47 | 1.90 | 0 | 11 |
| Family background | ||||
| Father's education (ever went to school) | 0.40 | 0 | 1 | |
| Father's employment (ever had paid employment) | 0.46 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mother's education (ever went to school) | 0.10 | 0 | 1 | |
| Parental contraceptive use (parents ever used) | 0.38 | 0 | 1 | |
| Mother's children ever born | 5.80 | 2.38 | 1 | 19 |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| High-caste Hindu (reference group) | 0.47 | 0 | 1 | |
| Low-caste Hindu | 0.10 | 0 | 1 | |
| Newar | 0.07 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hill Tibeto-Burmese | 0.15 | 0 | 1 | |
| Terai Tibeto-Burmese | 0.20 | 0 | 1 | |
| Birth cohort | ||||
| Born 1981–1977 (ages 15–19 in 1996) (reference group) | 0.37 | 0 | 1 | |
| Born 1976–1972 (ages 20–24 in 1996) | 0.25 | 0 | 1 | |
| Born 1971–1967 (ages 25–29 in 1996) | 0.16 | 0 | 1 | |
| Born 1966–1952 (ages 30–44 in 1996) | 0.22 | 0 | 1 |