Spatial Divisions and Fertility in India

Table 2

Regression of total number of children on women’s age at marriage, years of schooling, and child loss.

Variables	Northern Plain		Decan Plateau		Himalayan
	b	b	b	b	b	b
Age at marriage	−.039^∗	−.067^∗	−.049^∗	−.134^∗	−.054^∗	−.057^∗
Years of schooling	−.114^∗	−.137^∗	−.098^∗	−.607^∗	−.116^∗	−.126^∗
Child loss	1.270^∗	1.276^∗	0.697^∗	.169^∗	1.253^∗	1.247^∗
Controls
Hindu		.051		−.125^∗		.025
Muslim		.210^∗		.101^∗		−.069
Christian		.013		.002		.272^∗
Others (refs)		.000		.000		.000
Poorer		.047		.021		.116
Middle		.092^∗		.064^∗		.133^∗
Richer		.194^∗		.252^∗		.173^∗
Richest		.585^∗		.561^∗		.336^∗
Poorest (refs)
Adjusted 𝑅^2	.238	.268	.216	.234	.218	.223

^∗𝑃<.05; b is unstandardized regression coefficient.