Research Article

Determinants of Change in Fertility among Women in Rural Areas of Uganda

Table 5


(a) Overall decomposition (contraceptive use included)
ComponentCoefficientSTEP-value%

Characteristics effects−3.9090.7960.00126.4
Coefficient effects−10.8801.4100.00173.6

Total−14.7891.1450.001100.0

(b) Overall decomposition (contraceptive use dropped)

Characteristics effects−6.2880.6490.00142.5
Coefficient effects−8.5011.3240.00157.5

Total−14.7891.1540.001100.0