Journal of Population Sciences
From: The reach of fertility decline: a longitudinal analysis of human capital gains across generations
 | Mean or percent |
---|---|
Maternal characteristics | |
 Maternal highest education level | |
  Less than primary | 21.6% |
  Primary | 26.7% |
  Some secondary | 23.2% |
  Upper secondary and above | 28.5% |
 Maternal cognition (z) | 0.176 |
 Contraceptive knowledge high | 79.2% |
 Total live births | |
  1 | 18.0% |
  2 | 40.5% |
  3 | 20.2% |
  ≥ 4 | 21.3% |
 Mother married at birth | 89.4% |
 Observations | 1503 |
Birth characteristics | |
 Urban | 44.9% |
 Male | 51.9% |
 Fertility characteristics | |
  Mother ≤ 20 years at birth | 11.5% |
  Multiple gestation birth | 1.5% |
 Birth order | |
  1 | 33.6% |
  2 | 25.7% |
  3 +  | 40.6% |
 Number of children (< 18 years) in household at birth | 2.638 |
 Pre-pregnancy interval < 24 months | 9.4% |
 Post-birth pregnancy interval < 24 months | 13.2% |
 Child health characteristics | |
  Birth weight (kg) | 3.208 |
  Height (z) t1 | − 1.489 |
  Height (z) t2 | − 1.514 |
  Cognition (z) t3 | − 0.360 |
 Years of educational attainment (2014) | 9.949 |
 Observations | 3678 |