Table 1 Percentage of ever married/cohabiting women by number of children and various characteristics
Total children ever born | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No child | 1-3 children | 4+ children | p-value | ||||
% | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | % | 95% CI | ||
Overall (n = 8,309) | 5.0 | [4.5-5.4] | 45.7 | [44.6-46.9] | 49.3 | [48.2-50.5] | |
Age in 5-year groups | |||||||
15-19 (n = 100) | 38.9 | [29.6-49.1] | 61.1 | [50.9-70.4] | 0.0 | -- | <0.001 |
20-24 (n = 1,079) | 15.9 | [13.8-18.2] | 82.9 | [80.5-85.0] | 1.3 | [0.8-2.1] | |
25-29 (n = 1,931) | 4.9 | [4.1-6.0] | 79.8 | [77.9-81.6] | 15.3 | [13.6-17.1] | |
30-34 (n = 1,662) | 2.5 | [1.8-3.3] | 41.8 | [39.2-44.5] | 55.7 | [52.9-58.5] | |
35-39 (n = 1,364) | 1.9 | [1.3-2.8] | 22.3 | [20.0-24.9] | 75.7 | [73.2-78.1] | |
40-44 (n = 1,092) | 1.9 | [1.2-2.9] | 15.8 | [13.8-18.1] | 82.3 | [79.9-84.5] | |
45-49 (n = 1,081) | 1.3 | [0.8-2.2] | 11.6 | [9.8-13.7] | 87.0 | [84.8-89.0] | |
Province | |||||||
Kigali city (n = 1,017) | 7.3 | [5.9-9.2] | 59.4 | [55.8-62.9] | 33.3 | [29.5-37.2] | <0.001 |
South (n = 2,061) | 4.8 | [4.0-5.8] | 45.0 | [42.8-47.2] | 50.2 | [48.0-52.5] | |
West (n = 1,897) | 4.5 | [3.7-5.5] | 45.2 | [42.7-47.7] | 50.3 | [47.8-52.8] | |
North (n = 1,327) | 5.3 | [4.2-6.6] | 42.5 | [40.0-45.1] | 52.2 | [49.6-54.8] | |
East (n = 2,007) | 4.3 | [3.5-5.4] | 43.4 | [41.1-45.7] | 52.3 | [50.0-54.6] | |
Type of place of residence | |||||||
Urban (n = 1,297) | 7.7 | [6.4-9.2] | 54.9 | [51.5-58.3] | 37.5 | [34.0-41.0] | <0.001 |
Rural (n = 7,012) | 4.5 | [4.1-5.0] | 44.3 | [43.1-45.5] | 51.2 | [50.0-52.4] | |
Highest educational level | |||||||
No education (n = 1,773) | 3.1 | [2.4-4.0] | 31.4 | [29.2-33.6] | 65.5 | [63.3-67.7] | <0.001 |
Primary (n = 5,628) | 5.3 | [4.7-5.9] | 49.1 | [47.7-50.5] | 45.6 | [44.3-47.0] | |
Secondary (n = 768) | 6.4 | [4.8-8.4] | 50.8 | [46.6-55.0] | 42.8 | [38.5-47.2] | |
Higher (n = 140) | 9.6 | [5.6-16.1] | 72.8 | [62.7-80.9] | 17.6 | [10.8-27.4] | |
Type of earnings from respondent's work | |||||||
Not paid, in-kind only (n = 2,068) | 5.7 | [4.7-6.8] | 42.7 | [40.6-44.9] | 51.6 | [49.5-53.7] | <0.001 |
Cash only, or cash and in-kind (n = 5,425) | 4.4 | [3.8-5.0] | 46.2 | [44.8-47.7] | 49.4 | [47.9-50.8] | |
Not currently working (n = 816) | 7.1 | [5.5-9.1] | 50.2 | [46.2-54.3] | 42.7 | [38.8-46.7] | |
Wealth index | |||||||
Poorest (n = 1,766) | 3.8 | [2.9-4.9] | 45.2 | [42.8-47.7] | 51.0 | [48.7-53.4] | <0.001 |
Poorer (n = 1,687) | 4.4 | [3.5-5.5] | 44.7 | [42.4-47.1] | 50.8 | [48.5-53.1] | |
Middle (n = 1,613) | 5.0 | [4.1-6.3] | 44.8 | [42.3-47.3] | 50.2 | [47.6-52.7] | |
Richer (n = 1,576) | 5.3 | [4.3-6.5] | 42.0 | [39.4-44.5] | 52.7 | [50.2-55.2] | |
Richest (n = 1,667) | 6.4 | [5.3-7.7] | 52.4 | [49.9-54.9] | 41.2 | [38.5-43.9] | |
Religion | |||||||
Catholic (n = 3,483) | 4.5 | [3.8-5.3] | 42.9 | [41.1-44.7] | 52.7 | [50.8-54.5] | <0.001 |
Protestant (n = 3,355) | 5.6 | [4.9-6.5] | 48.2 | [46.3-50.1] | 46.2 | [44.4-48.0] | |
Adventist (n = 1,176) | 4.7 | [3.6-6.2] | 47.7 | [44.6-50.9] | 47.5 | [44.5-50.6] | |
Muslim (n = 129) | 5.7 | [2.7-11.7] | 49.9 | [41.8-58.0] | 44.4 | [36.1-53.0] | |
Other (n = 166) | 2.3 | [0.9-5.8] | 38.7 | [31.4-46.6] | 59.0 | [51.0-66.5] | |
Unmet need for spacing/limiting | |||||||
Not currently in union (n = 617) | 3.5 | [2.3-5.3] | 46.5 | [42.6-50.5] | 50.0 | [46.0-54.0] | <0.001 |
Unmet need (n = 1,488) | 1.0 | [0.6-1.7] | 38.6 | [36.0-41.2] | 60.4 | [57.8-62.9] | |
No unmet need (n = 5,115) | 6.0 | [5.3-6.7] | 50.5 | [49.1-51.9] | 43.6 | [42.1-45.0] | |
Infecund, menopausal (n = 1,084) | 6.2 | [4.9-7.8] | 33.1 | [30.1-36.2] | 60.7 | [57.4-63.9] | |
Number of siblings of respondent | |||||||
0-4 (n = 1,830) | 6.4 | [5.4-7.6] | 49.9 | [47.7-52.2] | 43.6 | [41.4-45.9] | <0.001 |
5-7 (n = 3,841) | 5.1 | [4.4-5.9] | 45.8 | [44.1-47.4] | 49.1 | [47.5-50.8] | |
8-20 (n = 2,633) | 3.7 | [3.1-4.5] | 42.7 | [40.7-44.7] | 53.6 | [51.5-55.6] | |
Ideal number of children | |||||||
0-2 children (n = 1,666) | 9.6 | [8.2-11.2] | 54.5 | [52.0-57.0] | 35.9 | [33.4-38.4] | <0.001 |
3 Children (n = 2,680) | 6.8 | [5.9-7.7] | 59.5 | [57.6-61.5] | 33.7 | [31.9-35.6] | |
4 children (n = 2,446) | 2.4 | [1.8-3.1] | 40.1 | [38.0-42.2] | 57.5 | [55.4-59.6] | |
5+ children (n = 1,415) | 0.5 | [0.2-1.0] | 20.5 | [18.5-22.8] | 79.0 | [76.7-81.0] | |
Husband's desire for children | |||||||
Married, both want same (n = 3,958) | 5.9 | [5.2-6.8] | 50.5 | [48.9-52.1] | 43.6 | [41.9-45.2] | <0.001 |
Married, husband wants more (n = 700) | 3.3 | [2.2-5.0] | 40.5 | [36.7-44.4] | 56.2 | [52.3-60.0] | |
Married, husband wants fewer (n = 1,182) | 2.4 | [1.7-3.5] | 46.0 | [43.1-48.9] | 51.6 | [48.7-54.5] | |
Married, don't know (n = 899) | 8.5 | [6.9-10.4] | 34.8 | [31.7-38.1] | 56.7 | [53.4-59.9] | |
No longer living together (n = 1,475) | 3.0 | [2.2-3.9] | 43.3 | [40.8-45.8] | 53.7 | [51.2-56.2] | |
Number of unions | |||||||
One (n = 7,245) | 5.4 | [4.9-5.9] | 48.0 | [46.8-49.3] | 46.6 | [45.3-47.8] | <0.001 |
More than one (n = 1,056) | 2.1 | [1.4-3.2] | 29.9 | [27.2-32.8] | 68.0 | [65.1-70.7] | |
Age at first sex | |||||||
8-18 (n = 3,827) | 2.9 | [2.4-3.4] | 38.7 | [37.0-40.5] | 58.4 | [56.7-60.1] | <0.001 |
19-24 (n = 3,523) | 5.7 | [4.9-6.5] | 50.5 | [48.8-52.2] | 43.8 | [42.1-45.5] | |
25-49 (n = 788) | 13.3 | [11.1-15.7] | 59.6 | [55.9-63.3] | 27.1 | [23.8-30.7] | |