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Table 4. Odds ratios (ORs) and relative risk ratios (RRRs) of use of specific contraceptive methods by major study variables in men
aged 20-49 who did not have fertility intention for additional child and had at least one living child, India, 2015-2016.

Background characteristics Panel A Panel B Panel C
Any method versus not Modern versus Female sterilization versus
using (ORs) traditional (RRRs) traditional (RRRs)
Model I Model IV Model I Model IV Model I Model IV
Demographic characteristics
Age (in years)
30-39 (20-29) 1.50*** 1.45*** 1.23* 1.19 1.47*** 1.64***
40-49 (20-29) 1.54*** 1.49*** 0.88 0.82 1.79*** 2.12***
Number of living children
2 (1) 1.31*** 1.38*** 1.00 1.04 3.96*** 3.85***
3 (1) 1.17** 1.24*** 0.78 0.88 4.65*** 5.32***
4+ (1) 0.82*** 0.92 0.64*** 0.77 3.43*** 4.46***
Sex composition of living children
All daughters (all sons) 0.83*** 0.89* 1.10 1.04 0.52*** 0.42***
# of sons = # of daughters (all sons) 1.02 0.99 0.98 0.94 0.78** 0.72***
# of daughters > # of sons (all sons) 1.02 1.00 1.10 1.00 0.71** 0.56***
# of sons > # of daughters (all sons) 0.96 0.97 1.03 1.04 0.85 0.81
Socio-economic characteristics
Educational attainment
Primary school (no education) 1.01 1.29* 1.21
Secondary school (no education) 0.94 1.20 0.74***
High school or above (no education) 0.95 1.41* 0.54***
Current occupation
Not working (manual worker) 0.69*** 1.49** 1.19
Professional (manual worker) 0.83** 1.42** 1.03
Clerical/sales/service (manual worker) 0.79*** 1.14 0.97
Agriculture (manual worker) 0.78*** 1.23** 1.37***
Wealth quintile
Poorer (poorest) 1.29*** 0.96 0.91
Middle (poorest) 1.30*** 1.16 0.99
Richer (poorest) 1.36*** 1.08 0.83
Richest (poorest) 1.66*** 1.06 0.70*
Current residence
Rural (urban) 1.14*** 0.79** 1.02
Regions
Central (North) 0.72*** 0.61*** 0.59***
East (North) 0.68*** 0.77** 0.43***
Northeast (North) 1.01 0.77** 0.15***
West (North) 0.57*** 1.82*** 2.79***
South (North) 0.42*** 0.83 4.32***
Religious and cultural factors
Religion
Muslim (Hindu) 0.91* 1.44*** 0.35***
Others or no religion (Hindu) 1.10* 0.87 0.86
(Contd..)

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