Questions

Male (n = 154)

Mean (SD) or N (%)

Female (n = 196)

Mean (SD) N (%)

p-value

Want children

Yes

Uncertain

Missing

138 (90.2)

15 (9.8)

1

191 (97.4)

5 (2.6)

0

0.005b

Have a child within 3 years

Yes

No

Uncertain

Missing

41 (28.4)

63 (43.8)

40 (27.8)

10

87 (48.3)

59 (32.8)

34 (18.9)

16

0.005b

Preferred gender

More boys

More girls

Equal number

No preference

Missing

48 (32.6)

7 (4.8)

11 (7.5)

81 (55.1)

7

39 (20.7)

19 (10.1)

29 (15.4)

101 (53.7)

8

0.000b

Age at marriage

Range

Missing

28.7 (1.38)

27 - 33

9

26.2 (1.25)

24 - 28

5

0.000c

Intended number of children

Range

Missing

3.2 (0.77)

2 - 5

11

3.1 (0.70)

1 - 4

5

0.115c

Age at first child

Range

% want child at ≥30

Missing

29.5 (1.31)

27 - 35

96 (67.1)

11

26.8 (1.51)

24 - 30

19 (9.9)

5

0.000c

Age at last child

Range

% want child at ages ≥35

Missing

37.3 (1.97)

32 - 40

132 (92.3)

11

33.5 (2.1)

30 - 38

82 (42.9)

5

0.000c