Table 8.
Impact of electrification on fertility and fertility preferences, and the role of child mortality, 1991–2007, DHS data, Poisson model
| Mortality | Fertility | Desired Fertility | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (1) | (2) | (3) | |
| Electricity Coverage | –0.089** | –0.008 | –0.031** |
| [0.009] | [0.006] | [0.004] | |
| Average Cluster Mortality | 0.456** | 0.393** | |
| [0.005] | [0.006] | ||
| DHS Wave | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Control Variables | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Number of Observations | 131,409 | 131,409 | 107,137 |
Notes: Control variables include age, education, an asset index, and a dummy variable for rural areas. Robust standard errors (i.e., corrected for intracluster correlation) are shown in brackets. Full results are reported in Online Resource 1, Table S14.
Source: DHS, various years.
**p < .01