Table 2 Percentage distribution of unmet need for FP by selected explanatory variables
From: Link between unmet need and economic status in Bangladesh: gap in urban and rural areas
Variable | n (%) | Unmet need (%) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | |||
Unmet need | 84.52 | 15.48 | ||
Place-wealth | < 0.001 | |||
Urban-not rich | 1976 (15.16) | 88.15 | 11.85 | |
Urban-rich | 2864 (21.98) | 88.64 | 11.36 | |
Rural-Not rich | 6791 (52.11) | 84.23 | 15.77 | |
Rural-rich | 1400 (10.74) | 76.85 | 23.15 | |
Spousal education level | < 0.001 | |||
H− W− | 10,360 (79.50) | 84.51 | 15.49 | |
H+ W− | 930 (7.14) | 83.79 | 16.21 | |
H− W+ | 480 (3.68) | 75.01 | 24.99 | |
H+ W+ | 1261 (9.68) | 89.32 | 10.68 | |
Respondent working status | < 0.001 | |||
No | 6434 (49.37) | 80.51 | 19.49 | |
Yes | 6597 (50.63) | 88.43 | 11.57 | |
Sex composition | < 0.001 | |||
No child | 568 (4.36) | 71.76 | 28.24 | |
Only 1 or 2 sons | 2649 (20.33) | 83.64 | 16.36 | |
Only 1 or 2 daughters | 1998 (15.33) | 83.45 | 16.55 | |
1 son and 1 daughter | 2616 (20.08) | 85.77 | 14.23 | |
Three or more children | 5200 (39.90) | 86.16 | 13.84 | |
Migration time | < 0.001 | |||
Non-migrant | 1667 (12.79) | 80.19 | 19.81 | |
6 or more years | 8252 (63.33) | 86.12 | 13.88 | |
0–5 years | 3112 (23.88) | 82.58 | 17.42 | |
Visited by FP workers | < 0.001 | |||
No | 9967 (76.49) | 82.53 | 17.47 | |
Yes | 3064 (23.51) | 91.06 | 8.94 | |
Religion | < 0.001 | |||
Muslim | 11,661 (89.49) | 83.65 | 16.35 | |
Non-Muslim | 1370 (10.51) | 92.34 | 7.66 | |
Division | < 0.001 | |||
Barishal | 1424 (10.93) | 81.80 | 18.20 | |
Chattogram | 1775 (13.62) | 76.50 | 23.50 | |
Dhaka | 1992 (15.29) | 84.11 | 15.89 | |
Khulna | 1717 (13.18) | 88.61 | 11.39 | |
Mymensing | 1409 (10.81) | 86.94 | 13.06 | |
Rajshahi | 1706 (13.09) | 87.68 | 12.32 | |
Rangpur | 1705 (13.08) | 90.22 | 9.78 | |
Sylhet | 1303 (10.00) | 80.65 | 19.35 | |