Table 2 Agreement within couples on contraceptive use, communication with spouse on contraception within last 3 months, and ideal family size, N = 867 couples excluding those with pregnant women
| Â | Concordant Yes | Concordant No | Women+ Discordant | Men+ Discordant | Kappa | Agreement1 |
Contraceptive Use | 17% | 68% | 5% | 10% | 0.59 (0.53–0.65) | Moderate |
Methods used | ||||||
 Pills | 7% | 87% | 4% | 2% | 0.64 (0.55–0.72) | Substantial |
 IUD | 2% | 98% | 0% | 0% | 0.91(0.84–1.00) | Almost Perfect |
 Male condom | 10% | 76% | 3% | 11% | 0.51 (0.44–0.58) | Moderate |
Contraceptive Communication | 18% | 46% | 27% | 9% | 0.25 (0.19–0.31) | Fair |
| Â | Mean Women | Mean Men | Avg Diff | Â | CCC | Â |
Optimal number of children | 2.04 | 2.09 | 0.06 |  | 0.30 (0.24–0.35) | Fair |
(SD 0.42) | (SD 0.53) | (SD 0.57) | ||||
Range | (1,4) | (0,5) | (−2,3) | |||
| Â | Women+Discordant | Men+ Discordant | Concordant | Â | Â | Â |
Fertility Preferences | 11% | 15% | 74% | Â | Â | Â |