Table 2B.

Definition of couple unmet need for the present study compared to Bankole and Ezeh (1999) and Becker (1999)

	Present Study			Bankole and Ezeh (1999)	Becker (1999)
	Wife-only	Husband-only	Both		Wife-only	Husband-only	Both
Unmet need for spacing	Wife wants more children later and husband wants more children now	Husband wants more children later and wife wants more children now	Both wife and husband want more children later	Both wife and husband want more children later and couple is not currently using contraception OR One spouse wants more children soon or later and other spouse wants no more children and couple is not currently using contraception	Husband reports current use, wife does not report current use, but wife wants to space or limit births and to use family planning within 12 months OR Both husband and wife report no current use, only wife wants to space or limit births and to use family planning within 12 months	Wife reports current use, husband does not report current use, but husband wants to space or limit births and to use family planning within 12 months OR Both husband and wife report no current use, only husband wants to space or limit births and to use family planning within 12 months	Both wife and husband report no current use and both want to space or limit births and to use family planning within 12 months
Unmet need for limiting	Wife wants no more children and husband wants more children now	Husband wants no more children and wife wants more children now	Both wife and husband want no more children	Both wife and husband want no more children and couple is not currently using contraception
No unmet need	Any of the following •Couple is currently using family planning •Wife is infecund •Both husband and wife report that last child was wanted then among post-partum amenorrheic couples •Both husband and wife report that pregnancy was wanted then among currently pregnant couples •Both husband and wife report wanting more children soon among fecund couples			Any of the following •Wife is infecund •Wife is post-partum amenorrheic based on definition above •Wife is pregnant •Both husband and wife want more children soon •One spouse wants more children soon and other wants more children later	Any of the following •Infecund •Fecund but both husband and wife report current family planning use •Fecund and both husband and wife report no current family planning use and both report wanting to space or limit their births and both plan to use contraception within 12 months