The Effects of Declining Fertility on Household Socioeconomic Conditions in Tanzania: A Comparative Study of Urban versus Rural Areas of Kwimba District, Mwanza Region

Table 4

Summary of the effects of control variables on the ideal number of children and women’s empowerment.

	Ngudu (high)	Nyamikoma (low)
Age	− ()	+ ()
Residence	− ()	– ()
CEB	+ ()	+ ()
Age CEB	− ()	+ ()
Husband’s education	−	−
Husband’s occupation (agriculture)	−	−
Labour force participation	+	+ ()
Factors
Education factor	− ()	− ()
Household decision-making factor	+	− ()

: significant at value < 0.05.
: significant at value < 0.01.
OLS regression model.
Source: Kwimba fertility survey, 2015.