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Table 3 Probit models predicting determinants of child marriage dynamics among females aged 20–24, 2012 Indonesian Demographic and Health Survey

From: An empirical exploration of female child marriage determinants in Indonesia

 

Ever married or cohabited

Married or cohabited age < 18 years

Married or cohabited age < 16 years

Age splines (years, base = age 20)

(A)

(B)

(C)

Age 21 (years)

0.08

−0.01

0.01

(0.01)***

(0.01)

(0.01)

Age 22 (years)

0.15

−0.00

0.01

(0.01)***

(0.01)

(0.01)

Age 23 (years)

0.22

−0.01

0.00

(0.01)***

(0.01)

(0.01)

Age 24 (years)

0.28

−0.02

0.00

(0.02)***

(0.01)

(0.01)

Education (base = some or complete secondary)

No education

−0.06

0.08

0.07

(0.04)

(0.03)**

(0.02)***

Some or complete elementary education

0.06

0.12

0.07

(0.02)***

(0.01)***

(0.01)***

> secondary education

−0.33

−0.25

−0.09

(0.01)***

(0.02)***

(0.02)***

Number of siblings (logged)

−0.02

−0.01

− 0.01

(0.01)***

(0.00)***

(0.00)**

Wealth quintiles (base = quintile 1)

Wealth quintile 2

−0.06

−0.04

− 0.02

(0.02)***

(0.01)***

(0.01)**

Wealth quintile 3

−0.11

−0.04

− 0.01

(0.02)***

(0.01)***

(0.01)

Wealth quintile 4

−0.12

−0.07

− 0.04

(0.02)***

(0.02)***

(0.01)***

Wealth quintile 5

−0.19

−0.11

− 0.04

(0.02)***

(0.02)***

(0.01)***

Media exposure indicators

Listens to radio at least once a week

−0.05

−0.01

− 0.01

(0.01)***

(0.01)

(0.01)

Reads newspaper/magazine at least once a week

−0.03

−0.04

− 0.01

(0.01)**

(0.02)**

(0.01)

Watches TV at least once a week

−0.00

− 0.00

− 0.00

(0.01)

(0.01)

(0.01)

Rural (base = urban)

0.11

0.05

0.02

(0.01)***

(0.01)***

(0.01)***

Adjusted for provincial fixed effects

Yes

Yes

Yes

χ2-stat provincial fixed effects (p-value)

116 (0.000)

93 (0.000)

66.8 (0.000)

χ2-stat education indicators (p-value)

653 (0.000)

335 (0.000)

174 (0.000)

χ2-stat media exposure indicators (p-value)

24.1 (0.000)

6.06 (0.109)

2.01 (0.570)

Sample size

6578

6578

6578

Pseudo-R2

0.29

0.19

0.19

  1. Notes: Coefficients are from probit models reported as marginal effects and standard errors in parenthesis clustered at the primary-sampling unit (PSU) level. * p < 0.1 ** p < 0.05; *** p < 0.01. Wealth quintiles are pre-computed in the DHS using principle component analysis and a range of household-level durable asset ownership and housing quality indicators