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Table 2 Inequality indices estimates of the factors associated with the total fertility rate (births per woman), 1993–2014

From: Trends in total fertility rate in Ghana by different inequality dimensions from 1993 to 2014

Dimension

1993

1998

2003

2008

2014

Est

LB

UB

Est

LB

UB

Est

LB

UB

Est

LB

UB

Est

LB

UB

Economic status

D

3.49

2.28

4.71

3.83

2.98

4.69

4.05

2.77

5.32

4.16

2.89

5.44

3.43

1.68

5.18

PAF

− 35.93

− 44.62

− 27.24

− 45.87

− 54.52

− 37.22

− 40.29

− 48.33

− 32.26

− 40.55

− 50.13

− 30.97

− 31.13

− 38.27

− 24.00

PAR

− 1.96

− 2.44

− 1.49

− 2.08

− 2.47

− 1.68

− 1.84

− 2.21

− 1.47

− 1.67

− 2.07

− 1.28

− 1.29

− 1.59

− 0.99

R

2.00

1.59

2.41

2.56

2.09

3.04

2.49

1.90

3.07

2.70

2.02

3.38

2.20

1.43

2.98

Education

D

3.77

2.65

4.90

2.27

1.49

3.06

2.72

1.74

3.71

3.04

2.08

3.99

2.57

0.96

4.19

PAF

− 47.02

− 59.74

− 34.31

− 21.09

− 26.96

− 15.22

− 27.29

− 32.68

− 21.91

− 25.75

− 31.24

− 20.21

− 18.72

− 22.35

− 15.08

PAR

− 2.57

− 3.27

− 1.88

− 0.95

− 1.22

− 0.69

− 1.24

− 1.48

− 0.99

− 1.06

− 1.29

− 0.83

− 0.78

− 0.94

− 0.63

R

2.30

1.76

2.84

1.64

1.38

1.89

1.83

1.48

2.17

1.99

1.63

2.35

1.76

1.23

2.28

Place of residence

D

2.37

1.95

2.80

2.45

2.09

2.80

2.65

2.28

3.03

1.82

1.43

2.22

1.74

1.41

2.08

PAF

− 27.26

− 34.07

− 20.46

− 34.74

− 41.99

− 27.48

− 30.35

− 35.92

− 24.75

− 22.56

− 28.91

− 16.20

− 19.17

− 23.34

− 15.00

PAR

− 1.50

− 1.87

− 1.12

− 1.58

− 1.90

− 1.25

− 1.38

− 1.64

− 1.13

− 0.93

− 1.20

− 0.67

− 0.80

− 0.97

− 0.62

R

1.59

1.45

1.74

1.83

1.65

2.01

1.83

1.66

2.00

1.57

1.42

1.72

1.52

1.40

1.64

Region

D

3.84

3.00

4.68

4.31

3.28

5.35

4.03

3.12

4.94

4.27

3.36

5.17

3.64

3.05

4.22

PAF

− 34.99

− 47.03

− 22.95

− 41.25

− 52.31

− 30.20

− 34.54

− 45.17

− 23.91

− 34.96

− 46.59

− 23.33

− 31.05

− 38.81

− 23.30

PAR

− 1.91

− 2.57

− 1.26

− 1.87

− 2.37

− 1.37

1.59

− 2.07

− 1.10

− 1.45

− 1.93

− 0.97

− 1.29

1.61

− 0.97

R

2.08

1.74

2.42

2.62

2.11

3.13

2.34

1.91

2.77

2.58

2.14

3.02

2.27

2.00

2.54

  1. Est: Estimate; LB: Lower bound; UB: Upper bound