Table 3 Definitions and descriptive statistics of variables used for binary probit regression.
From: Perceived risk of child mortality and fertility choices in climate-vulnerable regions of Bangladesh
Variables | Definitions | Areas not vulnerable % (N) | Areas vulnerable % (N) |
|---|---|---|---|
Outcome variables | |||
Fertility preference | 1 if women want to have another child in the next 3 years, 0 otherwise | ||
No@ | – | 64.1 | 48.6 |
Yes | – | 35.9 | 51.4** |
Explanatory variables | |||
Age | 0 if age is 15–24, 1 if 25–34, and 2 if 35–44 | ||
15–24@ | – | 18.8 | 12.5 |
25–34 | – | 52.2 | 39.9 |
35–44 | – | 29.0 | 47.6** |
Education of wife | 0 if women didn’t attend schooling, 1 if primary, and 2 if secondary and higher | ||
No schooling@ | – | 35.9 | 33.1 |
Primary | – | 40.0 | 44.7 |
Secondary and higher | – | 24.1 | 22.2 |
Education of husband | 0 if women didn’t attend schooling, 1 if primary, and 2 if secondary and higher | ||
No schooling@ | – | 27.5 | 45.7 |
Primary | – | 32.5 | 30.7 |
Secondary and higher | – | 40.0 | 23.6** |
Primary occupation of husband | 0 if the occupation is related to agriculture, 1 if business and do professions, and 2 if labor work | ||
Agricultural workers@ | – | 75.4 | 56.8 |
Business owners and professional | – | 16.2 | 20.0 |
Skilled and semi-skilled laborer | – | 8.4 | 23.2** |
Household monthly income (BDT) | 0 if income is below 6000, 1 if between 6001 and 9999, and 2 if more than 10,000 | ||
<6000@ | – | 36.2 | 33.1 |
6001–9999 | – | 36.2 | 33.1 |
>10,000 | – | 27.6 | 33.8 |
Number of children | 0 if one child, 1 if 2 children, 2 if 3 children, and 3 if 4 or more children | ||
1@ | – | 12.5 | 11.8 |
2 | – | 15.7 | 12.1 |
3 | – | 35.7 | 29.2 |
4+ | – | 36.1 | 46.9* |
Number of sons | 0 if no son, 1 if 1 son, 2 if 2 sons, and 3 if 3 or more sons | ||
No son@ | – | 15.9 | 12.6 |
1 | – | 37.4 | 22.5 |
2 | – | 27.8 | 39.5 |
3+ | – | 18.9 | 25.4** |
Number of child mortality | 0 if women have no experience of her own child death, 1 if has a death of a child, 2 if two or more children died | ||
No mortality@ | – | 88.1 | 64.7 |
One child | – | 8.4 | 16.2 |
Two and more | – | 3.5 | 19.1** |
Risk of child mortality | 1 if women perceive the risk of child death, 0 otherwise | ||
No@ | – | 85.5 | 41.1 |
Yes | – | 14.5 | 58.9** |
