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Table 2 Pairwise Relationships between Factors Negatively Related to TFR (School years, GDP per capita, Contraceptive Prevalence Rate) and between Religiosity, Positively Related to TFR, and the Same Three Factors

From: Human fertility in relation to education, economy, religion, contraception, and family planning programs

Mean r Value (Range), n = 6 (Regions)

Factors Negatively Related to TFR (School years, GDP, CPR)

 School Years vs GDP per capita

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (CPR) vs GDP per Capita

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (CPR) vs School Years

 0.56 (0.34–0.74)

0.42 (0.19–0.73)

0.42 (0.10–0.80)

Factor Positively Related to TRF (Religiosity)

 School Years vs Religiosity

GDP per Capita vs Religiosity

Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (CPR) vs Religiosity

 -0.46 (−0.17, −0.71)

−0.33 (0.11, −0.51)

−0.33 (−0.10, −0.50)

  1. Source: See Methods, for data