Table 4.
Summary statistics of predictor variables used in logistic regression analysis
| 2004 | 2007 | 2011 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | Mean | Std. Dev. | Mean | Std. Dev. | Mean | Std. Dev. |
| Current Age (in years) | 24.75 | 6.22 | 24.73 | 5.94 | 24.49 | 5.64 |
| Age at first birth (11–14) | 0.13 | 0.33 | 0.09 | 0.28 | 0.09 | 0.28 |
| Age at first birth (15–19) | 0.67 | 0.47 | 0.65 | 0.48 | 0.64 | 0.48 |
| Age at first birth (20–24) | 0.17 | 0.38 | 0.22 | 0.42 | 0.22 | 0.42 |
| Age at first birth (25–42) | 0.03 | 0.18 | 0.04 | 0.20 | 0.05 | 0.21 |
| Parity (1) | 0.30 | 0.46 | 0.34 | 0.47 | 0.37 | 0.48 |
| Parity (2) | 0.25 | 0.43 | 0.27 | 0.44 | 0.29 | 0.46 |
| Parity (3+) | 0.45 | 0.50 | 0.39 | 0.49 | 0.34 | 0.47 |
| Area of Residence | ||||||
| Rural | 0.70 | 0.46 | 0.64 | 0.48 | 0.68 | 0.47 |
| Urban | 0.30 | 0.46 | 0.36 | 0.48 | 0.32 | 0.47 |
| Division of Residence | ||||||
| Barisal | 0.11 | 0.31 | 0.12 | 0.33 | 0.11 | 0.32 |
| Chittagong | 0.22 | 0.41 | 0.21 | 0.40 | 0.20 | 0.40 |
| Dhaka | 0.22 | 0.41 | 0.22 | 0.41 | 0.16 | 0.37 |
| Khulna | 0.13 | 0.34 | 0.12 | 0.32 | 0.12 | 0.32 |
| Rajshahi | 0.19 | 0.39 | 0.17 | 0.37 | 0.25 | 0.43 |
| Sylhet | 0.13 | 0.34 | 0.17 | 0.37 | 0.15 | 0.36 |
| Wealth quintile | ||||||
| Poorest | 0.23 | 0.42 | 0.19 | 0.39 | 0.21 | 0.41 |
| Poorer | 0.19 | 0.39 | 0.20 | 0.40 | 0.19 | 0.39 |
| Middle | 0.19 | 0.39 | 0.18 | 0.39 | 0.19 | 0.39 |
| Richer | 0.18 | 0.38 | 0.19 | 0.39 | 0.20 | 0.40 |
| Richest | 0.22 | 0.41 | 0.23 | 0.42 | 0.20 | 0.40 |
| Microcredit involvement | ||||||
| No | 0.71 | 0.45 | 0.66 | 0.48 | 0.68 | 0.47 |
| Yes | 0.29 | 0.45 | 0.34 | 0.48 | 0.32 | 0.47 |
| Mass media exposure | ||||||
| No | 0.31 | 0.46 | 0.37 | 0.48 | 0.35 | 0.48 |
| Irregular | 0.10 | 0.31 | 0.07 | 0.26 | 0.14 | 0.35 |
| Regular | 0.59 | 0.49 | 0.56 | 0.50 | 0.51 | 0.50 |
| Health care decision making autonomy | ||||||
| No autonomy | 0.25 | 0.43 | 0.12 | 0.33 | 0.14 | 0.35 |
| Low | 0.24 | 0.43 | 0.23 | 0.42 | 0.20 | 0.40 |
| Medium | 0.28 | 0.45 | 0.33 | 0.47 | 0.30 | 0.46 |
| High | 0.22 | 0.42 | 0.31 | 0.46 | 0.36 | 0.48 |
| Employment | ||||||
| No | 0.84 | 0.36 | 0.78 | 0.41 | 0.92 | 0.28 |
| Yes | 0.16 | 0.36 | 0.22 | 0.41 | 0.08 | 0.28 |
| Own education (in years) | 4.00 | 3.84 | 5.24 | 4.32 | 5.80 | 3.81 |
| Husband’s education (in years) | 4.38 | 4.49 | 5.06 | 4.85 | 5.50 | 4.62 |