Table 3.
Fertility measures: Univariate descriptive statistics
| Men | Women | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean or % | SD | Mean or % | SD | |
| % Ever Had a Child | 80.6 | 85.2 | ||
| Number of Children | 1.73 | 1.24 | 1.90 | 1.22 |
| 0 | 19.7 | 14.9 | ||
| 1 | 20.6 | 18.2 | ||
| 2 | 36.4 | 40.8 | ||
| 3 | 16.3 | 18.1 | ||
| 4+ | 7.0 | 8.0 | ||
| % With Twins | 2.48 | 2.75 | ||
| Age at First Birth (mean) | 27.9 | 5.70 | 25.4 | 5.49 |
| Age at First Birth: Distribution (%) | ||||
| <23 (M) / <20 (W) | 22.4 | 16.8 | ||
| 23–27 (M) / 20–24 (W) | 31.4 | 35.6 | ||
| 28–32 (M) / 25–29 (W) | 26.5 | 27.3 | ||
| 33–38 (M) / 30–34 (W) | 15.6 | 14.1 | ||
| 39+ (M) / 35+ (W) | 4.1 | 6.1 | ||
| Age at Last Birth (mean) | 32.1 | 5.34 | 30.1 | 5.32 |
| Age at Last Birth: Distribution (%) | ||||
| <25 | 9.2 | 17.7 | ||
| 25–29 | 27.2 | 32.4 | ||
| 30–34 | 33.7 | 30.4 | ||
| 35–39 | 21.3 | 15.8 | ||
| 40+ | 8.7 | 3.8 | ||
| N With Information on Fertility History at Biomedical Sweep | 6,048 | 6,356 | ||
| Age at first birth | 4,854 | 5,407 | ||
| Age at last birth | 3,608 | 4,253 | ||