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Table 6 Reported period and adjusted total fertility rates for conventional age groups, total population, women in the richest wealth quintiles, Malawi, MDHS, 2010

From: Differential effect of wealth quintile on modern contraceptive use and fertility: evidence from Malawian women

Age

FP(i)

CEB(i)

BIPY

P(i)

f(i)

φ(i)

F(i)

f+(i)

P/F

f*(i)

Richest wealth quintile

          

15-19

1254

167

89

0.1332

0.0710

0.3550

0.1494

0.0873

0.8914

0.0943

20-24

1073

1110

229

1.0345

0.2134

1.4220

0.9687

0.2202

1.0679

0.2380

25-29

1098

2485

235

2.2632

0.2140

2.4920

2.0699

0.2114

1.0934

0.2284

30-34

754

2516

133

3.3369

0.1764

3.3740

3.0596

0.1683

1.0906

0.1819

35-39

558

2504

51

4.4875

0.0914

3.8310

3.6564

0.0874

1.2273

0.0945

40-44

348

1769

19

5.0833

0.0546

4.1040

4.0333

0.0472

1.2604

0.0510

45-49

303

1819

1

6.0033

0.0033

4.1205

4.1167

0.0023

1.4583

0.0025

Total

5388

   

0.8241

    

0.8907

Total fertility rate

4.1205

    

4.4535

    
  1. FP(i): Women’s population; CEB(i) : Children ever born; BIPY : Births in the past one year prior the survey; P(I) : Average parities reported; f(i) : Preliminary fertility schedule; φ(i) : Cumulated fertility schedule for a period; F(i) : Average parity equivalents for a period; f + (i) : Fertility Schedule for conventional five-year age groups; f*(i) : The adjusted total fertility rate.