Research Article
Variations in Desired Family Size and Excess Fertility in East Africa
Table 3
Percentage distribution of respondents by background characteristics.
| Variable | Categories | Kenya | Tanzania | Uganda | Rwanda | % | | % | | % | | % | |
| Woman’s education | No education | 15.0 | 653 | 28.9 | 1742 | 19.3 | 941 | 19.6 | 1242 | Inc. primary | 29.3 | 1278 | 16.5 | 992 | 46.0 | 2237 | 54.5 | 3458 | Comp. primary | 26.5 | 1155 | 45.4 | 2732 | 11.2 | 545 | 14.7 | 930 | Secondary and + | 29.3 | 1279 | 9.2 | 556 | 23.5 | 1145 | 11.2 | 707 |
| Woman's occupation | Cultivator | 26.5 | 1157 | 70.6 | 4253 | 52.9 | 2575 | 76.5 | 4846 | Craftswoman | 4.9 | 215 | 11.4 | 685 | — | — | 4.1 | 259 | Works in services | 30.9 | 1350 | 4.4 | 265 | 27.5 | 1339 | 9.2 | 584 | Others | 37.6 | 1643 | 13.6 | 819 | 19.6 | 954 | 10.2 | 648 |
| Woman’s religion | Catholic | 19.4 | 848 | 23.3 | 1403 | 43.8 | 2134 | 42.4 | 2685 | Protestant | 62.8 | 2740 | 23.6 | 1423 | 41.3 | 2012 | 54.2 | 3432 | Muslim | 13.7 | 598 | 42.6 | 2563 | 13.8 | 671 | 1.6 | 99 | Others | 4.1 | 179 | 10.5 | 633 | 1.0 | 51 | 1.9 | 121 |
| Partner’s education | No education | 11.2 | 491 | 19.4 | 1167 | 11.3 | 551 | 19.5 | 1235 | Inc. primary | 18.7 | 818 | 18.9 | 1136 | 36.7 | 1787 | 50.9 | 3225 | Comp. primary | 28.2 | 1233 | 48.7 | 2935 | 15.8 | 767 | 16.2 | 1028 | Secondary and + | 41.8 | 1823 | 13.0 | 784 | 36.2 | 1080 | 13.4 | 849 |
| Wealth index | Poorest | 20.2 | 882 | 18.7 | 1129 | 23.0 | 1120 | 19.5 | 1237 | Poorer | 16.4 | 715 | 19.4 | 1170 | 18.7 | 911 | 19.9 | 1264 | Middle | 18.0 | 785 | 19.2 | 1159 | 17.1 | 831 | 19.7 | 1248 | Richer | 19.4 | 847 | 23.0 | 1386 | 16.4 | 797 | 20.3 | 1289 | Richest | 26.0 | 1136 | 19.6 | 1178 | 24.8 | 1209 | 20.5 | 1299 |
| Type of residence | Urban | 27.8 | 1213 | 20.2 | 1218 | 24.2 | 1180 | 14.8 | 937 | Rural | 72.2 | 3152 | 79.8 | 4804 | 75.8 | 3688 | 85.2 | 5400 |
| Partner desire for children | Same | 51.0 | 2228 | 39.0 | 2347 | 28.3 | 1376 | 58.0 | 3675 | More | 18.6 | 813 | 32.4 | 1948 | 28.6 | 1390 | 10.5 | 663 | Fewer | 6.3 | 273 | 4.5 | 273 | 8.8 | 426 | 17.9 | 1136 | Don’t know | 24.1 | 1051 | 24.1 | 1454 | 34.4 | 1676 | 13.6 | 863 |
| No living children: mean (StD) | 3.4 (2.09) | 3.6 (2.26) | 4.03 (2.34) | 3.5 (2.0) |
| Total | 100 | 4365 | 100 | 6022 | 100 | 4868 | 100 | 6337 |
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Source: computation from the datasets.
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