Table 2.
Description of sample
| Variable | Mean (SD) / Percentage | Minimum | Maximum |
|---|---|---|---|
| Climate variables | |||
| Temperature z-score (12-month mean) | 0.7 (1.0) | −2.8 | 3.4 |
| Precipitation z-score (12-month total) | −0.2 (0.8) | −3.0 | 3.2 |
| Temperature z-score (60-month mean) | 0.9 (0.6) | −1.2 | 2.3 |
| Precipitation z-score (60-month total) | −0.3 (0.7) | −3.0 | 2.2 |
| Fertility variables | |||
| Ideal family size | 5.0 (2.6) | 0.0 | 40.0 |
| Desire for another child (%) | 82.8 | - | - |
| Control variables | |||
| Age | 23.8 (4.7) | 15.0 | 49.0 |
| Number of children ever born | 2.0 (1.3) | 0.0 | 12.0 |
| Primary school or higher (%) | 35.3 | - | - |
| Rural residence (%) | 71.3 | - | - |
| Occupation status (%) | |||
| Employed, not in agriculture | 30.3 | - | - |
| Employed in agriculture | 35.4 | - | - |
| Not employed | 33.2 | - | - |
| Missing or unknown | 1.2 | - | - |
| Married or living together (%) | 90.2 | - | - |
| Region-decade fixed effects (%) | |||
| West Africa, 1990s | 17.3 | - | - |
| West Africa, 2000s | 29.0 | - | - |
| East & Central Africa, 1990s | 1.2 | - | - |
| East & Central Africa, 2000s | 15.4 | - | - |
| East & Central Africa, 2010s | 3.6 | - | - |
| Southern Africa 1990s | 3.2 | - | - |
| Southern Africa 2000s | 18.4 | - | - |
| Southern Africa 2010s | 12.0 | - | - |
| N | 70,879 | - | - |
Estimates subject to minor rounding error.