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Journal of Population Sciences

Table 1 Maternal and individual characteristics for cohort born between 1900 and 2000

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

  1. Source: Indonesian Family Life Survey Waves 1–5