From: Fertility differential of women in Bangladesh demographic and health survey 2014
Characteristics | Percent distribution of people by number of children | Trend Test p-value [Lowest to highest education level] | Mean number of living children | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No child | One child | Two children | Three children | Four children | Five or more children | |||
N | 1891 | 4247 | 5193 | 3353 | 1769 | 1410 | 17,863 | |
Total, 15 to 49 age | 10.2 | 23.8 | 29.3 | 19.0 | 9.9 | 7.8 | 2.23 | |
No education | 8.4 | 11.9 | 20.0 | 34.0 | 45.4 | 56.4 | ref | 3.2 |
Primary | 21.4 | 24.4 | 29.6 | 34.5 | 34.5 | 32.4 | P < 0.001 | 2.4 |
Secondary | 50.3 | 49.9 | 41.9 | 28.2 | 19.2 | 10.8 | P < 0.001 | 1.7 |
Higher | 19.9 | 13.8 | 8.5 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | P < 0.001 | 1.2 |
N | 1726 | 3807 | 4584 | 3035 | 1627 | 1356 | 16,135 | |
Muslim | 10.3 | 23.6 | 28.5 | 19.2 | 10.1 | 8.3 | 2.25 | |
No education | 8.3 | 11.9 | 19.2 | 33.3 | 45.0 | 56.7 | ref | 3.2 |
Primary | 20.7 | 24.9 | 30.5 | 34.9 | 34.5 | 32.0 | P < 0.001 | 2.5 |
Secondary | 50.8 | 50.0 | 42.4 | 28.6 | 19.6 | 10.9 | P < 0.001 | 1.7 |
Higher | 20.2 | 13.2 | 7.9 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.4 | P < 0.001 | 1.2 |
N | 165 | 440 | 609 | 317 | 142 | 55 | 1728 | |
Non-Muslim | 8.9 | 25.1 | 36.1 | 19.1 | 8.2 | 2.6 | 2.0 | |
No education | 9.1 | 11.5 | 26.4 | 40.6 | 49.1 | 48.1 | ref | 2.6 |
Primary | 28.3 | 20.5 | 23.1 | 30.6 | 34.6 | 43.7 | 0.010 | 2.2 |
Secondary | 45.6 | 49.1 | 38.3 | 25.3 | 15.6 | 8.2 | P < 0.001 | 1.7 |
Higher | 17.0 | 18.9 | 12.2 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 0.0 | P < 0.001 | 1.4 |
N | 715 | 1666 | 1877 | 1076 | 502 | 331 | 6167 | |
Urban | 11.7 | 27.8 | 30.5 | 17.4 | 7.8 | 4.8 | 1.9 | |
No education | 6.9 | 10.8 | 14.9 | 27.9 | 43.1 | 55.9 | ref | 2.8 |
Primary | 23.3 | 21.9 | 23.7 | 31.2 | 31.7 | 27.9 | P < 0.001 | 2.1 |
Secondary | 42.9 | 45.4 | 44.2 | 32.6 | 23.7 | 15.3 | P < 0.001 | 1.7 |
Higher | 26.9 | 21.9 | 17.2 | 8.3 | 1.5 | 0.9 | P < 0.001 | 1.3 |
N | 1176 | 2581 | 3316 | 2277 | 1267 | 1079 | 11,696 | |
Rural | 9.6 | 22.2 | 28.8 | 19.8 | 10.7 | 8.9 | 2.7 | |
No education | 9.1 | 12.5 | 22.2 | 36.1 | 46.0 | 56.5 | ref | 3.2 |
Primary | 20.5 | 25.6 | 32.1 | 35.7 | 35.2 | 33.4 | P < 0.001 | 2.5 |
Secondary | 53.9 | 52.2 | 40.9 | 26.7 | 17.9 | 9.8 | P < 0.001 | 1.7 |
Higher | 16.5 | 9.7 | 4.8 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.3 | P < 0.001 | 1.2 |