Table 2.
Regression models for how sex, age, and number of spouses affect fertility and number of surviving offspring (showing beta, standard error and significance)
| Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 3 | Model 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a. fertility | ||||
| Sex | −0.244 (0.433) | −0.172 (0.425) | −0.285 (0.415) | −1.862 (0.985)a |
| Age | 0.067 (0.020) *** | 0.061 (0.020)** | 0.067 (0.020) *** | |
| No. of spouses | −0.516 (0.284) a | −2.045 (0.912) * | ||
| Sex × No. of spouses | 1.015 (0.575) a | |||
| b. number of surviving offspring | ||||
| Sex | 0.144 (0.333) | 0.174 (0.332) | 0.117 (0.328) | −1.281 (0.776) |
| Age | 0.028 (0.015) a | 0.022 (0.015) | 0.028 (0.015) a | |
| No. of spouses | −0.223 (0.224) | −1.578 (0.718) * | ||
| Sex × No. of spouses | 0.899 (0.453) * | |||
***p < 0.001, **p < 0.01, *p <0.05, a 0.05 < p < 0.10