Table 2.
Fertility desire, current number, and sex-composition of children
|
Characteristics of
women |
Fertility desire
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| No (%) | Yes (%) | p-value * | |
| Women with one child | 0.001 | ||
| 1 son | 34.99 | 65.01 | |
| 1 daughter | 26.92 | 73.08 | |
| Total | 31.36 | 68.64 | |
| Women with two children | <0.0001 | ||
| Two sons | 95.38 | 4.62 | |
| Two daughters | 86.86 | 13.14 | |
| One son, one daughter | 95.66 | 4.34 | |
| Total | 93.83 | 6.17 | |
| Women with three or more children |
<0.0001 | ||
| All sons | 97.06 | 2.94 | |
| All daughters | 87.35 | 12.65 | |
| Mix gender | 99.31 | 0.69 | |
| Total | 97.36 | 2.64 | |
*
P-values from Chi-squared tests are reported.