Variable/factor

Regression coefficients

Coefficient

Odds ratios

Education of the respondents

Illiterate^RC

Literate

-

−0.845^c

1.00

0.430

Monthly income of the family

£8000 Taka (lower income)^RC

>8000 Taka (higher income)

-

−1.439^b

1.00

0.237

Reads newspaper at least once in a week

No^RC

Yes

-

−0.076

1.00

0.927

Watches television or listens to radio at least once in a week

No^RC

Yes

-

-0.249

1.00

0.780

Family type

Unit family^RC

Joint family

Extended family

-

−0.348

1.365^c

1.00

0.706

3.917

Age of the respondents

15 - 25 Years^RC

25 - 35 Years

35 - 45 Years

45 - 55 Years

³ 55 Years

-

−0.782

−1.484^b

−1.364^c

−3.193^a

1.00

0.457

0.227

0.256

0.041

Spouse selection approach

Parents’ choice^RC

Others’ choice

-

1.230^c

1.00

3.421

Desired time to marry

At that time^RC

Later

-

1.191^b

1.00

3.290

Constant

−0.206

-2 log likelihood significance

133.506