Table 3.
Correlation matrix of key variables.
| Other Christian groups | Apostolic sect | Traditional | Other and no religion | Child sex (1=male) | Marital status single | First birth (1=yes) | Siblings under 5 (1=yes) | Primary or higher | Dependence ratio | Urban residence | Lowest | Second | Fourth | Highest | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apostolic sect | –0.565* | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Traditional | –0.240* | –0.209* | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Other and no religion | –0.397* | –0.346* | –0.147* | 1 | |||||||||||
| Child sex (1=male) | –0.017 | –0.009 | –0.002 | 0.032* | 1 | ||||||||||
| Marital Status Single | 0.029* | 0.009 | 0.012 | –0.054* | –0.022 | 1 | |||||||||
| First birth (1=yes) | 0.047* | –0.047* | –0.006 | 0.003 | –0.034* | 0.026* | 1 | ||||||||
| Siblings under5 (1=yes) | –0.071* | 0.065* | 0.016 | 0.000 | 0.002 | –0.042* | –0.619* | 1 | |||||||
| Primary higher | 0.233* | –0.063* | –0.167* | –0.099* | –0.023 | –0.049* | 0.055* | –0.091* | 1 | ||||||
| Dependence ratio | –0.070* | 0.102* | 0.041* | –0.072* | –0.017 | 0.127* | –0.141* | 0.218* | –0.169* | 1 | |||||
| Urban residence | 0.229* | –0.117* | –0.153* | –0.039* | 0.009 | –0.067* | 0.085* | –0.136* | 0.352* | –0.225* | 1 | ||||
| Lowest | –0.179* | 0.065* | 0.147* | 0.042* | 0.011 | 0.017 | –0.098* | 0.147* | –0.306* | 0.176* | –0.358* | 1 | |||
| Second | –0.080* | 0.074* | 0.026* | –0.007 | –0.015 | –0.002 | –0.025* | 0.050* | –0.088* | 0.052* | –0.321* | –0.311* | 1 | ||
| Fourth | 0.107* | –0.055* | –0.084* | –0.009 | 0.023 | –0.013 | 0.038* | –0.061* | 0.177* | –0.146* | 0.393* | –0.295* | –0.264* | 1 | |
| Highest | 0.210* | –0.111* | –0.114* | –0.049* | –0.014 | –0.071* | 0.078* | –0.127* | 0.294* | –0.172* | 0.623* | –0.251* | –0.225* | –0.213* | 1 |
| Medical assistance (in 100US$) | 0.025* | –0.007 | 0.001 | –0.023 | 0.014 | 0.001 | 0.019 | –0.031* | 0.023 | –0.026* | 0.069* | –0.010 | –0.036* | 0.055* | 0 |
*Significant at 1%.