Table 2.
Background and other selected characteristics and fertility desire: Univariate and bivariate analyses
| Background Characteristics | Number | Percentage | Fertility Desire | Chi-squared test | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Equal Desire | Husbands Desire More | χ2 | P-Value | |||
| Marriage Type | ||||||
| Monogamy | 5028 | 73.8 | 2734 (59.2) | 1888 (40.9) | ||
| Polygyny | 1785 | 26.2 | 254 (14.7) | 1473 (85.3) | 971.4 | p < 0.0000 |
| Region | ||||||
| North Central | 872 | 12.8 | 447 (54.4) | 375 (45.6) | ||
| North East | 1217 | 17.9 | 336 (28.7) | 835 (71.3) | ||
| North West | 2257 | 33.1 | 585 (27.5) | 1542 (72.5) | 1076.7 | p < 0.0000 |
| South East | 767 | 11.3 | 518 (75.8) | 166 (24.2) | ||
| South South | 604 | 8.9 | 421 (77.3) | 123 (22.7) | ||
| South West | 1097 | 16.1 | 682 (68.0) | 321 (32.0) | ||
| Age | ||||||
| Same Age | 1040 | 15.3 | 551 (57.6) | 405 (42.4) | ||
| Husbands Older | 5723 | 84.0 | 2401 (44.9) | 2944 (55.1) | 66.9 | p < 0.0000 |
| Wives Older | 51 | 0.7 | 37 (75.9) | 12 (24.1) | ||
| Difference in Education | ||||||
| Same Education | 3145 | 46.2 | 1292 (43.9) | 1650 (56.1) | ||
| Husbands more educated | 2673 | 39.2 | 1174 (47.0) | 1324 (53.0) | 50.0 | p < 0.0000 |
| Wives more educated | 996 | 14.6 | 522 (57.5) | 386 (42.5) | ||
| Work Status | ||||||
| Both are working | 4718 | 69.3 | 2278 (52.2) | 2088 (47.8) | ||
| Other | 2095 | 30.7 | 710 (35.8) | 1273 (64.2) | 142.8 | p < 0.0000 |
| Wealth Index | ||||||
| Poorest | 1343 | 19.7 | 411 (31.7) | 885 (68.3) | ||
| Poorer | 1368 | 20.1 | 429 (32.9) | 877 (67.2) | 563.2 | p < 0.0000 |
| Middle | 1347 | 19.8 | 550 (43.6) | 711 (56.4) | ||
| Richer | 1289 | 18.9 | 674 (57.0) | 508 (43.0) | ||
| Richest | 1467 | 21.5 | 924 (70.9) | 380 (29.1) | ||
| Residence | ||||||
| Urban | 2801 | 41.1 | 1523 (60.0) | 1014 (40.0) | ||
| Rural | 4012 | 58.9 | 1465 (38.5) | 2346 (61.5) | 277.1 | p < 0.0000 |
| Religion | ||||||
| Christianity | 2793 | 40.1 | 1802 (72.3) | 691 (27.7) | ||
| Islam | 4012 | 58.9 | 1184 (30.8) | 2663 (69.2) | 1020.2 | p < 0.0000 |
| Traditional/Others | 08 | 0.1 | 02 (24.8) | 06 (75.2) | ||
| Children Ever Born | ||||||
| 0 | 395 | 5.8 | 168 (44.9) | 206 (55.1) | ||
| 1–2 | 2020 | 29.6 | 1009 (54.9) | 831 (45.1) | 117.8 | p < 0.0000 |
| 3–4 | 1873 | 27.5 | 886 (50.7) | 862 (49.3) | ||
| 5+ | 2526 | 37.1 | 926 (38.8) | 1463 (61.2) | ||
| Contraceptive Use | ||||||
| Both are Using | 330 | 4.8 | 241 (82.3) | 52 (17.7) | ||
| Both are not Using | 4997 | 73.4 | 1906 (40.4) | 2809 (59.6) | 352.4 | p < 0.0000 |
| Either is Using | 1486 | 21.8 | 841 (62.7) | 499 (37.3) | ||
| Fertility Desire | ||||||
| Equal Desire | 2988 | 43.9 | ||||
| Husbands desire more | 3361 | 49.3 | ||||
| Wives desire more | 464 | 6.8 | ||||