Table 5.
Hazard Model Estimates: Relationship Between Attitudes About Children, Attitudes about Contraception, and Fertility Limitation, Women aged 15–44 in 1996, Chitwan, Nepala
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Attidudes about children | |||||
| Strongly agree that a man who has ten children is a fool. | 1.21 (1.56) | 1.18 (1.34) | |||
| It is better to have many children than to be rich. | 1.19 ** (2.35) | 1.17 * (2.05) | |||
| Men who do not have any children cannot go to heaven. | 1.15 ** (2.40) | 1.12 * (1.85) | |||
| Attitudes about contraception | |||||
| Do you believe it is sinful to use contraception? | 0.84 (−0.99) | 0.87 (−0.81) | 0.84 (−0.96) | 0.85 (−0.87) | 0.88 (−0.70) |
| Everyone should use contraception/family planning. | 1.13 * (2.10) | 1.12 * (1.98) | 1.14 * (2.22) | 1.14 * (2.27) | 1.15 * (2.23) |
N=55,227 person-months
All models also include all controls described in text.
P < .05;
P < .01;
P < .001 one tailed tests
Odds ratios with z-statistics in parentheses.