Table 2 Distribution of mean children ever born by background characteristics according to the three major ethnic groups in Nigeria
From: Ethnic disparities in fertility and its determinants in Nigeria
Background Characteristics | Hausa/Fulani | Igbo | Yoruba | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
\( \overline{x}\left(\sigma \right) \) | F-value (p-value) | \( \overline{x}\left(\sigma \right) \) | F-value (p-value) | \( \overline{x}\left(\sigma \right) \) | F-value (p-value) | |
Total | 3.92(3.4) | 2.35(2.8) | 2.28(2.1) | |||
Age | 6559.79*** | 1071.71*** | 2271.35*** | |||
15–24 | 0.98(1.2) | (< 0.001) | 0.33(0.8) | (< 0.001) | 0.30(0.7) | (< 0.001) |
25–34 | 4.28(2.0) | 2.18(2.1) | 2.36(1.6) | |||
35–44 | 6.92(2.7) | 4.37(2.7) | 4.11(1.7) | |||
45–49 | 8.21(3.2) | 6.08(2.9) | 4.80(1.9) | |||
Residence | 88.49*** | 9.95** | 49.50*** | |||
Urban | 3.45(3.4) | (< 0.001) | 2.28(2.7) | (0.002) | 2.17(2.1) | (< 0.001) |
Rural | 4.09(3.3) | 2.55(2.8) | 2.69(2.4) | |||
Education | 362.99*** | 648.26*** | 333.86*** | |||
No education | 4.39(3.4) | (< 0.001) | 6.13(2.8) | (< 0.001) | 4.10(2.2) | (< 0.001) |
Primary | 3.65(3.3) | 4.51(3.1) | 3.82(2.0) | |||
Secondary | 1.55(2.4) | 1.60(2.2) | 1.93(2.1) | |||
Higher | 2.31(2.6) | 1.56(2.0) | 1.48(1.6) | |||
Religion | 8.67*** | 46.18*** | 10.56*** | |||
Christian | 2.50(2.7) | (< 0.001) | 2.31(2.8) | (< 0.001) | 2.18(2.2) | (< 0.001) |
Islam | 3.93(3.4) | 2.68(2.3) | 2.43(2.1) | |||
Others | 4.45(5.3) | 5.85(2.9) | 1.59(2.0) | |||
Wealth Index | 99.54*** | 121.02*** | 28.76*** | |||
Poor | 4.21(3.6) | (< 0.001) | 3.54(3.4) | (< 0.001) | 2.99(2.6) | (< 0.001) |
Middle | 3.52(3.3) | 2.76(3.2) | 2.78(2.5) | |||
Rich | 3.18(3.2) | 1.98(2.4) | 2.19(2.1) | |||
Sex preference | 55.89*** | 15.35*** | 7.15** | |||
No | 4.06(3.4) | (< 0.001) | 2.48(2.8) | (< 0.001) | 2.34(2.2) | (0.008) |
Yes | 3.56(3.2) | 2.19(2.7) | 2.17(2.2) | |||
Age at first birth | ||||||
No birth | a | 361.04*** | a | 340.35*** | a | 323.89*** |
< 18 | 5.35(3.1) | (< 0.001) | 5.42(2.8) | (< 0.001) | 4.26(1.9) | (< 0.001) |
18+ | 4.39(2.8) | 3.66(2.3) | 3.25(1.7) | |||
Ever used any contraceptive | 32.24*** | 69.48*** | 505.73*** | |||
No | 3.89(3.4) | (< 0.001) | 2.12(2.8) | (< 0.001) | 1.62(2.1) | (< 0.001) |
Yes | 4.82(2.8) | 2.75(2.7) | 2.93(2.1) | |||
Fertility Preference | 346.48*** | 479.37*** | 1056.40*** | |||
< 5 | 1.97(2.9) | (< 0.001) | 1.36(1.8) | (< 0.001) | 1.65(1.8) | (< 0.001) |
5+ | 4.08(3.3) | 2.96(3.1) | 3.56(2.3) | |||
Marital Status | 246.29*** | 427.18*** | 4743.85*** | |||
Never married | 0.01(0.1) | (< 0.001) | 0.09(0.4) | (< 0.001) | 0.05(0.3) | (< 0.001) |
Ever married | 4.40(3.3) | 3.81(2.7) | 3.30(1.9) | |||