Table 3 Outcome for total number of children ever born, ideal number of children and fertility preference

Decision-making participation

Yes

No

–

0.01 (-0.01, 0.02)

–

0.01 (-0.00, 0.03)

–

1.01 (1.01, 1.02)

Disagreeing with wife beating

Yes

No

–

0.03 (0.01, 0.04)

–

0.04 (0.03, 0.05)

–

1.02 (1.01, 1.02)

Attitude towards refusing sex

Yes

No

–

0.02 (0.01, 0.04)

–

0.07 (0.06, 0.09)

–

1.01 (0.99, 1.01)

Labor force participation

Yes

No

–

0.04 (0.02, 0.05)

–

0.02 (0.01, 0.03)

–

1.00 (0.99, 1.01)

Age groups

22–29

30–39

40–49

–

0.54 (0.52, 0.56)

0.75 (0.73, 0.78)

–

0.06 (0.04, 0.07)

0.11 (0.09, 0.13)

–

0.90 (0.89, 0.91)

0.89 (0.88, 0.90)

Education wife

Higher

Secondary

Primary

No Education

–

0.16 (0.13, 0.18)

0.24 (0.20, 0.28)

0.34 (0.27, 0.40)

–

-0.01 (-0.03, 0.01)

0.05 (0.02, 0.08)

0.17 (0.11, 0.23)

–

0.97 (0.96, 0.98)

0.96 (0.95, 0.98)

0.98 (0.96, 1.01)

Education husband

Higher

Secondary

Primary

No Education

–

-0.01 (-0.04, 0.01)

-0.01 (-0.04, 0.02)

0.07 (0.00, 0.14)

–

-0.08 (-0.11, -0.06)

-0.08 (-0.11, -0.05)

-0.06 (-0.11, 0.00)

–

0.98 (0.96, 0.99)

0.97 (0.95, 0.98)

0.97 (0.94, 1.00)

Wealth quintile

Richest

Richer

Middle

Poorer

Poorest

–

-0.02 (-0.04, 0.00)

0.00 (-0.03, 0.02)

0.05 (0.02, 0.08)

0.18 (0.15, 0.22)

–

0.02 (-0.00, 0.04)

0.04 (0.02, 0.07)

0.05 (0.02, 0.08)

0.14 (0.10, 0.17)

–

1.02 (1.01, 1.03)

1.03 (1.02, 1.05)

1.03 (1.01, 1.04)

1.05 (1.04, 1.07)

Place of residence

Urban

Rural

–

0.00 (-0.02, 0.02)

–

0.01 (-0.01, 0.03)

–

0.99 (0.98, 0.99)