Table 2 Socio-economic and demographic factors associated with fertility preferences among women of reproductive age in Ghana.

Wealth quintile

 Poorest

1.06 [0.89–1.26]

1.02 [0.67–1.56]

 Poorer

0.62*** [0.51–0.74]

0.85 [0.60–1.21]

 Middle

0.73** [0.61–0.88]

0.82 [0.61–1.11]

 Richer

0.97 [0.80–1.17]

0.91 [0.70–1.17]

 Richest

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Ref

Level of education

 No education

0.64** [0.48–0.86]

2.16** [1.29–3.48]

 Primary

0.59** [0.44–0.80]

1.90** [1.17–3.09]

 Secondary

0.72* [0.54–0.95]

1.80** [1.17–2.78]

 Higher

Ref

Ref

Partner’s level of education

 No education

0.73** [0.60–0.90]

0.80 [0.57–1.13]

 Primary

0.75* [0.59–0.96]

0.93 [0.64–1.35]

 Secondary

0.61*** [0.51–0.74]

0.77 [0.59–1.02]

 Higher

Ref

Ref

Age

 15–19

Ref

Ref

 20–24

0.66 [0.29–1.49]

0.67 [0.30–1.53]

 25–29

0.38* [0.17–0.83]

0.52 [0.23–1.16]

 30–34

0.13*** [0.06–0.29]

0.30** [0.14–0.67]

 35–39

0.07*** [0.03–0.14]

0.18*** [0.08–0.39]

 40–44

0.03*** [0.01–0.05]

0.07*** [0.03–0.17]

 45–49

0.01*** [0.01–0.03]

0.04*** [0.02–0.09]

Residence

 Urban

Ref

Ref

 Rural

0.93* [0.84–0.99]

1.24* [1.01–1.53]

Occupation

 Not working

1.79*** [1.49–2.16]

0.91 [0.70–1.17]

 Managerial

1.72*** [1.33–2.21]

1.43 [0.98–2.10]

 Clerical

1.89 [0.93–3.82]

1.38 [0.64–2.10]

 Sales

Ref

Ref

 Agricultural

0.88 [0.77–1.01]

0.97 [0.77–1.22]

 Household

1.24 [0.60–2.54]

1.37 [0.65–1.26]

 Manual

1.20* [1.01–1.43]

1.01 [0.81–1.26]

Region

 Western

0.89 [0.70–1.14]

1.15 [0.82–1.60]

 Central

0.80 [0.63–1.01]

1.10 [0.79–1.53]

 Greater Accra

Ref

Ref

 Volta

0.65** [0.51–0.84]

0.84 [0.58–1.22]

 Eastern

0.72** [0.56–0.91]

1.03 [0.74–1.45]

 Ashanti

0.95 [0.74–1.20]

1.57** [1.13–2.19]

 Brong Ahafo

1.10 [0.86–1.40]

1.47* [1.04–2.08]

 Northern

2.74*** [2.14–3.52]

4.03*** [2.69–6.04]

 Upper East

1.49** [1.17–1.91]

1.63* [1.08–2.47]

 Upper West

1.45** [1.11–1.88]

1.90** [1.24–2.92]

Ethnicity

 Akan

Ref

Ref

 Ga-Adangbe/Ewe

0.86 [0.74–1.01]

1.04 [0.81–1.33]

 Mole-Dagbani

1.97*** [1.71–2.28]

1.45* [1.07–1.97]

 Others

2.25*** [1.92–2.64]

1.78*** [1.35–2.35]

Parity

 0–3 births

9.08*** [8.01–10.30]

7.15*** [5.97–8.58]

 Four or more births

Ref

Ref

Religion

 Christianity

Ref

Ref

 Islam

2.17*** [1.87–2.52]

1.87*** [1.49–2.34]

 Traditionalist

1.12 [0.82–1.53]

1.40 [0.92–2.12]

 No religion

1.05 [0.78–1.41]

1.55* [1.06–2.27]

Frequency of reading newspaper/magazine

 Not at all

0.68** [0.53–0.89

0.91 [0.65–1.27]

 Less than a week

0.87 [0.62–1.23]

0.93 [0.62–1.40]

 At least once a week

Ref

Ref

Frequency of listening to radio

 Not at all

0.95 [0.81–1.01]

0.95 [0.76–1.18]

 Less than a week

0.86* [0.76–0.97]

0.91 [0.77–1.08]

 At least once a week

Ref

Ref

Frequency of watching television

 Not at all

0.74*** [0.66–0.84]

0.76* [0.61–0.95]

 Less than once a week

0.87 [0.75–1.00]

1.14 [0.93–1.39]

 At least once a week

Ref

Ref

 N

5389

5389

 Pseudo R²

0.34