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
|