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Journal of Population Sciences

Table 4 Proportions of the changes in ASMFR explained by the model

From: The elasticity of marital fertility in three sub-Saharan African countries: a decomposition analysis

Country

Period

Survey years

Proportion explained (%)

Kenya

1

1989–1993

9.3

2

1993–1998

8.9

3

1998–2003

7.5

4

2003–2008

23.0

5

2008–2014

2.9

Rwanda

1

1992–2000

17.4

2

2000–2005

7.2

3

2005–2010

4.2

4

2008–2014/2015

4.6

Zimbabwe

1

1988–1994

3.5

2

1994–1999

5.9

3

1999–2005/2006

21.4

4

2005/2006–2010/2011

8.8

5

2010/2011–2015

19.3