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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Perspect Sex Reprod Health. 2015 Feb 13;47(2):83–89. doi: 10.1363/47e2915

Table 3. Coefficients from ordinary least-squares regressions assessing associations between selected characteristics and fertility desires, Czech Republic.

Characteristic Model 1 Model 2 Model 3 Model 4 Model 5 Model 6 Model 7
Belief in God
Life force 0.14*** (0.04) 0.10** (0.04) 0.12** (0.04) 0.10** (0.04)
Personal God 0.30*** (0.05) 0.20** (0.06) 0.20** (0.06) 0.19** (0.06)
Religiosity
Importance of religion 0.12*** (0.02) 0.07** (0.03)
Religiousness
 Not religious (ref) na na na na na na na
 Religious 0.29*** (0.05) 0.18** (0.06)
 Somewhat religious 0.12* (0.05) 0.04 (0.06)
Church attendance 0.10*** (0.01) 0.07*** (0.02)
Background
No. of children 0.62*** (0.02) 0.62*** (0.02) 0.62*** (0.02) 0.62*** (0.02) 0.62*** (0.02) 0.62*** (0.02) 0.62*** (0.02)
Age –0.04*** (0.00) –0.04*** (0.00) –0.04*** (0.00) –0.04*** (0.00) –0.04*** (0.00) –0.04*** (0.00) –0.04*** (0.00)
Education 0.01 (0.01) 0.02 (0.01) 0.02 (0.01) 0.02 (0.01) 0.01 (0.01) 0.02 (0.01) 0.01 (0.01)
Married –0.20*** (0.06) –0.20*** (0.06) –0.20*** (0.06) –0.19*** (0.06) –0.20*** (0.06) –0.20*** (0.06) –0.20*** (0.06)
Constant 2.41*** (0.09) 2.26*** (0.10) 2.31*** (0.10) 2.39*** (0.09) 2.38*** (0.09) 2.31*** (0.09) 2.32*** (0.09)
R2 0.49 0.49 0.50 0.49 0.50 0.49 0.50
Adjusted R2 0.49 0.49 0.49 0.49 0.50 0.49 0.50
F 151.24 180.21 131.87 150.79 116.16 183.56 134.46

*

p<.05.

**

p<.01.

***

p<.001.

Notes: Importance of religion is measured on a four-point scale; church attendance is measured on a six-point scale; education is measured on a seven-point scale; number of children and age are continuous. All other characteristics except religiousness are measured dichotomously. Figures in parentheses are standard errors. ref=reference group. na=not applicable.