Table 2 Fertility preferences (more children) and child mortality
From: Childhood mortality, intra-household bargaining power and fertility preferences among women in Ghana
Child mortality risk | Child mortality (Dummy) | Child mortality rate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 1 | Model 2 | Model 1 | Model 2 | |
CM (Risk, Dummy, rate) | 1.344*** | 1.346*** | 0.642*** | 0.649*** | 2.368*** | 2.388*** |
(0.227) | (0.227) | (0.074) | (0.075) | (0.261) | (0.267) | |
WBP (Index) | − 0.085*** | − 0.073* | − 0.095*** | − 0.082*** | − 0.096*** | − 0.090*** |
(0.020) | (0.040) | (0.021) | (0.023) | (0.021) | (0.023) | |
Index*CM | – | −0.049 | – | − 0.055 | – | − 0.107 |
– | (0.142) | – | (0.046) | – | (0.190) | |
Urban location | 0.012 | 0.012 | −0.045 | − 0.048 | − 0.046 | − 0.048 |
(0.073) | (0.073) | (0.074) | (0.073) | (0.074) | (0.074) | |
Age | −0.044*** | −0.044*** | − 0.048*** | − 0.048*** | − 0.049*** | − 0.049*** |
(0.006) | (0.006) | (0.007) | (0.007) | (0.007) | (0.007) | |
Woman’s education | ||||||
Primary | −0.271*** | − 0.270*** | − 0.266*** | − 0.267*** | − 0.270*** | −0.271*** |
(0.093) | (0.093) | (0.093) | (0.094) | (0.094) | (0.094) | |
Secondary | −0.372*** | − 0.372*** | − 0.372*** | − 0.371*** | − 0.370*** | −0.369*** |
(0.088) | (0.088) | (0.087) | (0.087) | (0.088) | (0.088) | |
Higher | −0.636*** | − 0.637*** | − 0.620*** | − 0.619*** | − 0.618*** | −0.617*** |
(0.151) | (0.151) | (0.154) | (0.154) | (0.156) | (0.156) | |
Husband’s education | ||||||
Primary | −0.378*** | − 0.376*** | − 0.385*** | − 0.381*** | − 0.394*** | − 0.392*** |
(0.111) | (0.111) | (0.110) | (0.110) | (0.109) | (0.109) | |
Secondary | −0.470*** | −0.469*** | − 0.467*** | −0.464*** | − 0.481*** | −0.480*** |
(0.095) | (0.095) | (0.094) | (0.094) | (0.094) | (0.094) | |
Higher | −0.340*** | − 0.339*** | − 0.333*** | − 0.332*** | − 0.352*** | −0.352*** |
(0.123) | (0.123) | (0.124) | (0.124) | (0.125) | (0.125) | |
Household Wealth status | ||||||
Poor | −0.186** | − 0.184** | − 0.242*** | − 0.238*** | −0.246*** | − 0.244*** |
(0.092) | (0.092) | (0.091) | (0.091) | (0.091) | (0.091) | |
Middle | −0.155 | −0.155 | − 0.234** | −0.229** | − 0.229** | −0.227** |
(0.100) | (0.100) | (0.101) | (0.101) | (0.102) | (0.102) | |
Rich | −0.205* | −0.203* | − 0.290** | −0.286** | − 0.291** | −0.290** |
(0.114) | (0.114) | (0.116) | (0.116) | (0.116) | (0.116) | |
Richest | −0.165 | −0.164 | −0.272** | − 0.267** | −0.282** | − 0.280** |
(0.127) | (0.127) | (0.129) | (0.129) | (0.130) | (0.131) | |
Husband’s preference | −0.043 | −0.044 | − 0.056 | −0.060 | − 0.057 | −0.058 |
(0.062) | (0.062) | (0.062) | (0.062) | (0.062) | (0.063) | |
Number of children | −0.397*** | −0.397*** | − 0.428*** | −0.429*** | − 0.413*** | −0.414*** |
(0.022) | (0.022) | (0.025) | (0.025) | (0.024) | (0.024) | |
NHIS coverage | 0.053 | 0.052 | 0.055 | 0.055 | 0.055 | 0.054 |
(0.060) | (0.060) | (0.060) | (0.060) | (0.061) | (0.061) | |
Husband’s age | −0.005 | −0.005 | −0.004 | −0.004 | − 0.004 | −0.004 |
(0.004) | (0.004) | (0.004) | (0.004) | (0.005) | (0.005) | |
Self employed | −0.006 | −0.005 | 0.002 | 0.005 | −0.005 | −0.003 |
(0.070) | (0.070) | (0.071) | (0.071) | (0.072) | (0.072) | |
Polygamous husband | 0.057 | 0.058 | 0.059 | 0.059 | 0.059 | 0.059 |
(0.080) | (0.080) | (0.080) | (0.079) | (0.080) | (0.080) | |
Constant | 3.795*** | 3.794*** | 4.262*** | 4.255*** | 4.277*** | 4.273*** |
(0.206) | (0.206) | (0.202) | (0.202) | (0.204) | (0.204) | |
Pseudo R2 | 0.342 | 0.342 | 0.333 | 0.333 | 0.340 | 0.340 |
N | 3255 | 3255 | 3072 | 3072 | 3072 | 3072 |