Table 2 Descriptive statistics of selected covariates by parity for BDHS, 2007
From: Trend of determinants of birth interval dynamics in Bangladesh
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | >4 | Overall | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Family composition | ||||||
(Boy) | .514(742) | .166(742) | ||||
(Girl) | .486(702) | .157(702) | ||||
(Boy, Girl) | .527(644) | .144(644) | ||||
(Boy, Boy) | .239(292) | .065(292) | ||||
(Girl, Girl) | .235(287) | .064(287) | ||||
(>2 children) | .403(1804) | |||||
Survival status | ||||||
Died | .074(852) | |||||
Mother’s age at first birth | ||||||
Mean ± SD | 18.1 ±3.2 | |||||
Median | 18.0 | |||||
Mother’s Education | ||||||
No education | .122(137) | .187(209) | .205(230) | .177(198) | .309(346) | .251(1120) |
Primary | .260(358) | .293(403) | .199(274) | .118(162) | .129(178) | .308(1375) |
Secondary | .476(760) | .300(479) | .138(221) | .056(90) | .029(47) | .357(1597) |
Higher | .500(188) | .348(131) | .122(46) | .019(7) | .011(4) | .084(376) |
Wealth quintile | ||||||
Poorest | .192(162) | .235(198) | .204(172) | .155(131) | .214(180) | .189(843) |
Poorer | .278(250) | .278(250) | .169(152) | .119(107) | .156(140) | .201(899) |
Middle | .328(272) | .279(231) | .150(124) | .103(85) | .141(117) | .185(829) |
Richer | .390(334) | .282(241) | .168(144) | .070(60) | .090(77) | .191(856) |
Richest | .408(426) | .290(303) | .171(179) | .071(74) | .059(62) | .234(1044) |
Residence | ||||||
Urban | .347(552) | .298(474) | .176(280) | .088(140) | .091(145) | .356(1591) |
Rural | .310(892) | .260(749) | .170(491) | .110(317) | .150(431) | .644(2880) |
Division | ||||||
Barisal | .325(187) | .276(159) | .170(98) | .108(62) | .122(70) | .129(576) |
Chittagong | .326(290) | .254(226) | .165(147) | .107(95) | .147(131) | .199(889) |
Dhaka | .309(299) | .289(279) | .168(162) | .119(115) | .116(112) | .216(967) |
Khulna | .391(224) | .343(194) | .159(90) | .057(32) | .050(28) | .126(565) |
Rajshahi | .362(278) | .295(226) | .180(138) | .077(59) | .086(66) | .172(767) |
Sylhet | .239(169) | .197(139) | .192(136) | .133(94) | .239(169) | .158(707) |
Total | .323(1444) | .274(1223) | .172(771) | .102(457) | .129(576) | 1.000(4471) |