Table 2.
Fertility intentions during pregnancy among different religiosity groups (N = 1163)
| Secular(n = 619) |
Traditional (n = 220) |
Religious (n = 184) |
Very-religious (n = 136) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desired number of children | ||||
| One | 5 (0.8) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Two | 133 (21.7) | 22 (10.1) | 2 (1.1) | 0 (0.0) |
| Three | 336 (54.7) | 87 (39.9) | 14 (7.9) | 1 (0.8) |
| Four | 106 (17.3) | 83 (38.1) | 47 (26.4) | 3 (2.5) |
| Five or more | 5 (0.8) | 8 (3.7) | 83 (46.6) | 65 (53.3) |
| Does not know | 29 (4.7) | 18 (8.3) | 32 (18.0) | 53 (43.4) |
| Desired interpregnancy interval | ||||
| 1–1.5 years | 66 (10.8) | 35 (16.3) | 26 (14.2) | 21 (16.8) |
| 2–2.5 years | 211 (34.5) | 73 (34.0) | 56 (30.6) | 30 (24.0) |
| 3–3.5 yeas | 135 (22.1) | 48 (22.3) | 40 (21.9) | 14 (11.2) |
| 4 years or more | 31 (5.1) | 6 (2.8) | 6 (3.3) | 3 (2.4) |
| No more children | 74 (12.1) | 14 (6.5) | 5 (2.7) | 2 (1.6) |
| Does not know | 95 (15.5) | 39 (18.1) | 50 (27.3) | 55 (44.0) |