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. 2017 Jan 10;14:2. doi: 10.1186/s12978-016-0272-3

Table 2.

Fertility-related characteristics of married or cohabiting individuals, stratified by sex

Characteristic Female Male Total
n (%) n (%) n (%)
Would you like to have another child in future
 No 339 (42.9) 211 (30.1) 550 (36.9)
 Yes 451 (57.1) 489 (69.9) 940 (63.1)
 Total 790 (100.0) 700 (100.0) 1490 (100.0)
Of those that would like to have another child, how long would you like to wait?a
  < 1 year 75 (16.6) 54 (11.0) 129 (13.7)
 1–2 years 158 (35.0) 238 (48.7) 396 (42.1)
 3–4 years 139 (30.8) 138 (28.2) 277 (29.5)
 5+ years 79 (17.6) 59 (12.1) 138 (14.7)
 Total 451 (100.0) 489 (100.0) 940 (100.0)
Who should decide number of children?
 Men 265 (33.6) 375 (53.6) 640 (42.9)
 Women 340 (43.0) 59 (8.4) 399 (26.8)
 Men and women 185 (23.4) 266 (38.0) 451 (30.3)
 Total 790 (100.0) 700 (100.0) 1490 (100.0)
Did you discuss fertility issues with anyone?
 No 213 (27.0) 291 (41.6) 504 (33.8)
 Yes 577 (73.0) 409 (58.4) 986 (66.2)
 Total 790 (100.0) 700 (100.0) 1490 (100.0)
Did you discuss fertility issues with your partner?b
 No 32 (5.5) 51 (12.5) 83 (8.4)
 Yes 545 (94.5) 358 (87.5) 903 (91.6)
 Total 577 (100.0) 409 (100.0) 986 (100.0)
Did you reach consensus when you discussed fertility issues with your partner?c
 Yes, reached consensus 386 (70.8) 326 (91.1) 712 (78.9)
 Yes, but wife wanted more 21 (3.9) 15 (4.2) 36 (4.0)
 Yes, but husband wanted more 89 (16.3) 09 (2.5) 98 (10.8)
 No, we did not reach consensus 49 (9.0) 08 (2.2) 57 (6.3)
 Total 545 (100.0) 358 (100.0) 903 (100.0)

aExpressed as a proportion of those who wanted to have another child

bExpressed from those who reported discussing fertility issues with anyone

cEstimated from those who reported that they discussed fertility issues with partner