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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics, fertility rate and modern contraceptive use and valid per cent (%) among Ghanaian women 15–49 years from 1988 to 2008 presented in 5 years intervals

From: Inequality in fertility rate and modern contraceptive use among Ghanaian women from 1988–2008

Variables

Year

 

1988

1993

1998

2003

2008

Age

     

<25

1716(38.2)

1632(35.8)

1776(36.7)

2110(37.1)

1906(38.8)

25-34

1511(33.7)

1588(34.8)

1518(31.3)

1784(31.3)

1453(29.6)

35+

1261(28.1)

1342(29.4)

1549(32.0)

1797(31.6)

1557(31.7)

Total

4488

4562

4843

5691

4916

Residence

     

Urban

1523(33.9)

1720(37.7)

1585(32.7)

2374(41.7)

2162(44.0)

Rural

2965(66.1)

2842 (62.3)

3258(67.3)

3317(58.3)

2754(56.0)

Total

4488

4562

4843

5691

4916

Educational level

     

Never attended

1783(39.7)

1597(35.0)

1737(35.9)

1917(33.7)

1243(25.3)

Basic education

2369(52.8)

2497(54.7)

2636(54.4)

3156(55.5)

2892(58.9)

Secondary

296(6.6)

396(8.7)

365(7.5)

474(8.3)

596(12.1)

Higher

40(0.9)

72(1.6)

105(2.2)

144(2.5)

181(3.7)

Total

4488

4562

4843

5691

4912

Marital status

     

Married

3156(70.3)

3204(70.2)

3229(66.7)

3694(64.9)

2950(60.0)

Single

1331(29.7)

1358(29.8)

1614(33.3)

1997(35.1)

1966(40.0)

Total

4487

4562

4843

5691

4916

Income level

     

Low income

909(40.4)

 

1323(41.4)

2338(41.1)

2010(40.9)

Average income

474(21.1)

 

630(19.7)

990(17.4)

897(18.2)

High income

868(38.6)

 

1240(38.8)

2363(41.5)

2009(40.9)

Total

2251

 

3193

5691

4916

Missing

2237

No data

1650

0

0

Fertility rate

     

Low (less than 4 live births)

2738(61.0)

2909(63.8)

3201(66.1)

3812(67.0)

3458(70.3)

High (4 or more live births)

1750(39.0)

1653(36.2)

1642(33.9)

1879(33.0)

1458(29.7)

Total

4488

4562

4843

5691

4916

Use of Modern contraceptive method

     

Ever used a modern method

918(20.5)

1344(29.5)

1424(29.4)

2073(36.4)

2001(40.7)

Never used any modern method

3570(79.5)

3218(70.5)

3419(70.6)

3618(63.6)

2915(59.3)

Total

4488

4562

4843

5691

4916