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Published in final edited form as: Popul Dev Rev. 2026 Jan 12;52(1):70–93. doi: 10.1111/padr.70043

Table 3. Average marginal effects (AMEs) from logistic regression predicting unrealized fertility among men and women with one child.

	Men				Women
	Model 1		Model 2		Model 1		Model 2
	AMEs	p-value	AMEs	p-value	AMEs	p-value	AMEs	p-value
Ever experienced infertility
No (Ref.)
Yes	0.110	^***	0.116	^***	0.181	^***	0.185	^***
Age at first union
25 or less (Ref.)
26–30			0.063				–0.005
31–35			0.097	^*			0.017
Above 35			0.076				0.015
Relationship history
In first union (Ref.)
Separated			0.058				0.083	^*
Repartnered			0.079	^*			0.115	^***
In 3+ union			0.054				0.088	^*
Never been in a union			0.069				0.074
Education
Non tertiary (Ref.)
Tertiary			–0.013				<0.001
Constant
N	713		713		1,044		1,044
Pseudo-R²	0.039		0.048		0.051		0.063

NOTE: All models control for education and country. Reference category: having a larger or equal to ideal family size. SOURCE: Authors’ calculations based on GGSII data.

Significance levels:

p < 0.05,

^**

p < 0.01,

^***

p < 0.001.