Table 3 Odds ratios (95% CI) from a multivariate logistic regression analysis and a multinomial logistic regression analysis looking at the predictors of differences in fertility preferences within couples, rural Maharashtra India, N = 867 couples

 Equality in fertility decision-making

1.01 (0.69, 1.48)

0.80 (0.49, 1.30)

1.38 (0.80, 2.38)

 Women’s Autonomy (0–3)

0.93 (0.81, 1.09)

0.98 (0.81, 1.19)

0.87 (0.71, 1.07)

 Wife’s Educ in years

0.95 (0.90, 1.01)

1.00 (0.93, 1.08)

0.90** (0.83, 0.98)

 Wife’s Contraceptive familiarity (0–10)

1.03 (0.94, 1.13)

0.97 (0.86, 1.10)

1.08 (0.96, 1.22)

 Husband’s Contraceptive familiarity

0.93 (0.80, 1.07)

0.86 (0.71, 1.04)

1.02 (0.84, 1.24)

 Extended Family Yes

1.07 (0.71, 1.62)

0.92 (0.56, 1.53)

1.26 (0.67, 2.38)

 Arranged Marriage Yes

0.89 (0.56, 1.42)

0.73 (0.41, 1.29)

1.19 (0.60, 2.37)

 Number of Children

1.51*** (1.18, 1.94)

1.86*** (1.36, 2.54)

1.13 (0.79, 1.62)

 Wife’s Age in years

0.92* (0.83, 1.01)

0.91 (0.80, 1.04)

0.91 (0.80, 1.05)

 Husband’s Age in years

1.07 (0.97, 1.17)

1.07 (0.95, 1.20)

1.06 (0.94, 1.20)

 Husband’s Educ in years

0.98 (0.92, 1.04)

0.98 (0.91, 1.06)

0.97 (0.89, 1.06)

 House size # of rooms

1.00 (0.87, 1.14)

0.99 (0.82, 1.19)

1.00 (0.83, 1.20)

 Wife’s income activity

0.76 (0.48, 1.17)

0.72 (0.41, 1.27)

0.78 (0.41, 1.47)

 Food insecurity

1.86** (1.09, 3.15)

2.86*** (1.52, 5.39)

1.02 (0.46, 2.28)

  Scheduled Tribe

0.66 (0.33, 1.36)

0.48* (0.20, 1.15)

1.14 (0.38, 3.41)

  Other Backward Caste

0.77 (0.34, 1.77)

0.45 (0.15, 1.30)

1.54 (0.46, 5.18)

  Other

0.79 (0.32, 1.95)

0.49 (0.16, 1.51)

1.60 (0.41, 6.23)