TABLE 2.
Relationships between sociodemographic characteristics and self-reported infertility (N=749)1
| No infertility | Experienced infertility | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
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| |||
| Total | 83.8% | 16.2% | |
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| Number of living children (mean) | 2.75 | 2.93 | 0.292 |
| Number of years of education (mean) | 5.35 | 5.17 | 0.559 |
| Age (mean) | 27.7 | 29.8 | 0.0013** |
| Age group | 0.026* | ||
| 15–19 | 7.3% | 4.1% | |
| 20–24 | 30.3% | 22.3% | |
| 25–29 | 26.4% | 24.0% | |
| 30–34 | 18.8% | 26.5% | |
| 35–39 | 12.3% | 12.4% | |
| 40–45 | 4.9% | 10.7% | |
| Currently married/cohabiting | 0.124 | ||
| Current monogamous relationship | 68.6% | 64.5% | |
| Current polygamous relationship | 16.2% | 22.3% | |
| Not currently married nor cohabiting | 12.4% | 13.2% | |
| Never married nor cohabited | 2.7% | 0.0% | |
| Ever been divorced (among ever-married) | 29.3% | 50.5% | 0.015* |
| Ever wants a(nother) child | 77.7% | 71.9% | 0.166 |
| Had sex in previous 3 months | 80.7% | 76.0% | 0.237 |
| Certainty of pregnancy | 0.000*** | ||
| Certain | 78.5% | 75.2% | |
| Likely | 17.8% | 10.7% | |
| No chance/unlikely | 3.7% | 14.1% | |
1
p-values are for chi-square tests (categorical) and F-tests (continuous); columns may not total to 100% due to rounding; *p<0.05, **p<0.01. ***p<0.001