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Table 2 Hierarchical decomposition of the variance of the LDFs

From: Trends in attitudes towards female genital mutilation among ever-married Egyptian women, evidence from the Demographic and Health Surveys, 1995–2014: paths of change

% of variance on LDF accounted for by

LDF 1

LDF 2

DHS wave

3.7 %

7.4 %

Attitude towards FGM

16.5 %

1.5 %

Interaction

0.8 %

0.0 %

Total

20.9 %

9.0 %

  1. All effects are significant at p < 0.001