Research Article
Changes in Fertility Decline in Rwanda: A Decomposition Analysis
Table 1
Percentage of women aged 20–49 according to selected characteristics and change between 1992 and 2000 and between 2000 and 2010, respectively.
| Variable | Category | 1992 | 2000 | Change | 2000 | 2010 | Change |
| Marital status | Never married | 15.3 | 14.6 | −0.7 | 14.6 | 23.0 | +8.4 | In a union | 72.0 | 62.1 | −9.9 | 62.1 | 63.2 | +1.1 | Widowed | 5.2 | 10.7 | +5.5 | 10.7 | 6.9 | −3.8 | Separated | 7.4 | 12.6 | +5.2 | 12.6 | 6.8 | −5.8 |
| Child mortality | None | 83.1 | 76.7 | −6.4 | 76.7 | 91.5 | +14.8 | One or more | 16.9 | 23.3 | +6.4 | 23.3 | 8.5 | −14.8 |
| Number of living children 24 months prior to the interview | 0–2 | 51.9 | 56.7 | +4.8 | 56.7 | 59.2 | +2.5 | 3 | 12.4 | 12.0 | −0.4 | 12.0 | 12.3 | +0.3 | 4 | 10.8 | 10.2 | −0.6 | 10.2 | 10.6 | +0.4 | 5+ | 25.0 | 21.0 | −4.0 | 21.0 | 17.9 | −3.1 |
| Contraceptive use | Not using | 82.7 | 90.4 | +7.7 | 90.4 | 64.2 | −26.2 | Folkloric/traditional | 6.6 | 5.2 | −1.4 | 5.2 | 4.2 | −1.0 | Modern | 10.7 | 4.4 | −6.3 | 4.4 | 31.7 | +27.3 |
| Woman’s age | 20–24 | 24.5 | 24.5 | 0 | 24.5 | 25.2 | +0.7 | 25–29 | 20.6 | 20.5 | −0.1 | 20.5 | 23.3 | +2.8 | 30–34 | 20.3 | 16.3 | −4.0 | 16.3 | 17.0 | +0.7 | 35–39 | 14.6 | 15.4 | +0.8 | 15.4 | 13.3 | −2.1 | 40–44 | 12.1 | 13.4 | +1.3 | 13.4 | 10.8 | −2.6 | 45–49 | 7.8 | 9.9 | +2.1 | 9.9 | 10.4 | +0.5 |
| Education level | No education | 42.9 | 34.5 | −8.4 | 34.5 | 18.9 | −15.6 | Primary | 49.7 | 54.2 | +4.5 | 54.2 | 67.1 | +12.9 | Secondary/high | 7.4 | 11.3 | +3.9 | 11.3 | 13.9 | +2.6 |
| Place of residence | Urban | 6.2 | 16.1 | +9.9 | 16.1 | 15.0 | −0.9 | Rural | 93.8 | 83.9 | −9.9 | 83.9 | 85.0 | +2.1 |
| Total | | 100% | 100% | | 100% | 100% | |
| Number of women | | 5079 | 7694 | | 7694 | 10708 | |
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