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Family size preference among women in Nigeria

Table 2. Percent distribution of the outcome variable by the independent variables
Characteristic Ideal number of children Chi‑square
N (%) P‑value
0‑3 4 5+
Age
15 – 19 120 (6.25) 224 (11.63) 1,582 (82.12) <0.001
20 – 24 377 (8.79) 709 (16.55) 3,197 (74.65)
25 – 29 468 (11.07) 1,088 (25.73) 2,672 (63.20)
30 – 34 372 (18.79) 692 (34.96) 916 (46.25)
35 – 49 214 (17.04) 458 (36.48) 584 (46.48)
Marital status
Married 1,412 (10.81) 2,965 (22.69) 8,692 (66.51) <0.001
Living together 139 (22.96) 206 (34.18) 259 (42.86)
Region
North-central 168 (8.25) 547 (26.82) 1,323 (64.93) <0.001
Northeast 104 (4.88) 128 (5.99) 1,905 (89.14)
Northwest 222 (5.34) 274 (6.59) 3,660 (88.07)
Southeast 106 (7.05) 557 (37.12) 837 (55.83)
South-south 249 (17.67) 575 (40.86) 584 (41.47)
Southwest 702 (28.83) 1,091 (44.8) 642 (26.37)
Place of residence <0.001
Urban 1,026 (17.64) 1,934 (33.27) 2,854 (49.08)
Rural 525 (6.68) 1,237 (15.74) 6,098 (77.58)
Religious affiliation <0.001
Catholic 135 (10.05) 526 (39.32) 678 (50.63)
Other Christian 850 (18.41) 1,747 (37.85) 2,019 (43.74)
Islam 560 (7.31) 878 (11.46) 6,219 (81.23)
Household wealth index <0.001
Poorest 96 (4.01) 196 (8.18) 2,102 (87.80)
Poorer 149 (5.34) 335 (12.03) 2,302 (82.64)
Middle 206 (7.80) 541 (20.53) 1,888 (71.66)
Richer 403 (14.59) 832 (30.10) 1,528 (55.31)
Richest 698 (22.53) 1,268 (40.94) 1,131 (36.52)
Occupation <0.001
Not working 416 (9.22) 632 (14.01) 3,460 (76.76)
White-collar 271 (23.90) 441 (38.97) 421 (37.13)
Sales/services 673 (11.93) 1,510 (26.78) 3,456 (61.29
Agriculture 74 (4.22) 396 (22.51) 1,290 (73.27)
Skilled/unskilled manual/other 117 (18.52) 192 (30.34) 324 (51.13)
Highest education <0.001
No education 214 (4.37) 317 (6.48) 4,363 (89.15)
Primary 132 (7.80) 338 (19.91) 1,226 (72.30)
Secondary 748 (14.05) 1,803 (33.89) 2,770 (52.06)
Higher 457 (25.95) 713 (40.47) 592 (33.59)
Participation in household decisions <0.001
None 425 (8.86) 539 (11.24) 3,830 (79.91)
1 – 2 decisions 327 (8.33) 816 (20.83) 2,776 (70.84)
3 – 4 decisions 794 (16.11) 1,806 (36.64) 2,329 (47.24)
Wife beating justified <0.001
Not justified 1,262 (13.02) 2,729 (28.15) 5,702 (58.82)
Somewhat justified 187 (8.12) 311 (13.55) 1,800 (78.33)
Justified 102 (6.06) 132 (7.82) 1,449 (86.12)
Number of respondent’s sibling <0.001
0 – 2 280 (16.35) 473 (27.59) 961 (56.06)
3 – 4 571 (16.14) 997 (28.18) 1,969 (55.68)
5 – 6 445 (10.75) 1,052 (25.38) 2,647 (63.87)
7+ 254 (5.95) 650 (15.19) 3,373 (78.86)
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