TABLE 3.

Coefficients from OLS regression models examining relationship between new partners’ ideal family-size preferences, Balaka, Malawi, 2009–11

	Men		Women
Characteristic	Model 1 β	Model 2 β	Model 3 β	Model 4 β
Individual
Years of education		0.02		−0.01
Age		−0.04		−0.03
Number of living children		0.43*		−0.04
Partner
Ideal family size	0.41**	0.30**	0.34**	0.26**
Years of education		−0.02		0.01
Age		0.04		0.07*
Number of living children		−0.18		−0.07
Couple
Relationship length		−0.09		−0.02
Married		0.00		0.28
Constant	2.00**	2.79**	2.15**	1.21
N	(116)	(116)	(116)	(116)

^*Significant at p < 0.05;

^**p < 0.01.

NOTE: Models also control for both partners’ religion and an index of household goods.