Fertility differential of women in Bangladesh demographic and health survey 2014

Table 2 Fertility outcomes of women from age 15 to 49, by educational attainment, religion and residence

Characteristics	Percent distribution of people by number of children						Trend Test p-value [Lowest to highest education level]	Mean number of living children
Characteristics	No child	One child	Two children	Three children	Four children	Five or more children	Trend Test p-value [Lowest to highest education level]	Mean number of living 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

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