Research Article
Changes in Fertility Decline in Rwanda: A Decomposition Analysis
Table 2
Percentage of women that were pregnant in the last 24 months and odds ratios by selected characteristics (1992, 2000, and 2010).
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Variable
| Category
| 1992 | 2000 | 2010 | 2000/1992 | 2010/2000 | % | % | % | OR | OR |
| Marital status | Never married | 6.1 | 5.4 | 8.8 | 0.89 | 1.63 | In a union | 52.2 | 59.6 | 38.7 | 1.14 | 0.65 | Widowed | 13.0 | 11.4 | 7.7 | 0.88 | 0.68 | Separated | 21.8 | 19.8 | 22.4 | 0.91 | 1.13 |
| Woman’s child mortality experience | None | 40.0 | 39.6 | 28.0 | 0.99 | 0.71 | One or more | 45.2 | 47.8 | 34.0 | 1.06 | 0.71 |
| Number of living children 24 months prior to the interview | 0–2 | 42.3 | 44.8 | 32.8 | 1.06 | 0.73 | 3 | 49.3 | 45.5 | 29.7 | 0.92 | 0.65 | 4 | 42.0 | 41.2 | 22.1 | 0.98 | 0.54 | 5+ | 33.3 | 30.7 | 17.4 | 0.92 | 0.57 |
| Contraceptive use | Not using | 43.7 | 41.6 | 31.3 | 0.95 | 0.75 | Folkloric/traditional | 33.4 | 41.8 | 27.5 | 1.25 | 0.66 | Modern | 23.4 | 41.0 | 23.0 | 1.75 | 0.56 |
| Age | 20–24 | 39.1 | 43.4 | 30.1 | 1.11 | 0.69 | 25–29 | 53.3 | 56.9 | 41.3 | 1.07 | 0.73 | 30–34 | 51.1 | 53.0 | 35.9 | 1.04 | 0.68 | 35–39 | 41.9 | 41.4 | 25.0 | 0.99 | 0.60 | 40–44 | 25.7 | 27.0 | 15.3 | 1.05 | 0.57 | 45–49 | 8.6 | 6.5 | 2.5 | 0.76 | 0.38 |
| Education level | No education | 41.1 | 39.3 | 26.5 | 0.96 | 0.67 | Primary | 42.0 | 43.8 | 30.9 | 1.04 | 0.71 | Modern | 31.7 | 37.4 | 19.9 | 1.18 | 0.53 |
| Place of residence | Urban | 33.0 | 36.4 | 24.4 | 1.10 | 0.67 | Rural | 41.4 | 42.5 | 29.3 | 1.03 | 0.69 |
| Total number of women | | 5079 | 7694 | 10708 | | |
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