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Table 2 Background Factor Correlates of Male Involvement in Family Planning

From: Reassessing the level and implications of male involvement in family planning in Indonesia

Background

Approve FP

Discussed FP with wife in last year

Discussed FP with others in the last 6 months

Disagree that contraception is women’s business

Involved in decision contraceptive use decision

Disagree that it should be the women who get sterilized

Currently using a contraceptive method

Expected to use a contraceptive method in the future

Age

        

< 30

92.1*

60.5**

27.1**

62.3 (ns)

68.7*

59.8 (ns)

5.5**

11.1**

30–40

94.8

56.2

22.4

63.9

66.2

59.7

7.4

7.5

> 40

95.4

42.4

17.3

63.2

62.3

61.9

9.5

3.9

Education

        

No education & primary

95.3 (ns)

42.0**

13.6**

49.9**

58.7**

54.4**

4.7**

3.3**

Secondary

94.8

54.6

22.1

66.7

66.2

61.6

8.5

7.6

Higher

92.9

60.0

36.1

86.4

76.3

73.4

15.0

10.9

Occupation

        

Not working

91.3*

54.3**

33.7**

75.7**

51.8**

61.0**

6.4**

5.7**

Professional

91.8

56.3

32.4

80.6

73.1

71.5

14.0

11.8

Clerical

95.8

59.5

36.8

79.6

77.0

69.7

12.6

11.6

Sales

95.9

50.3

20.2

65.2

64.8

64.5

8.0

6.7

Self-employ

94.4

41.6

14.7

53.0

62.8

49.8

5.1

4.3

Employee

95.2

53.5

18.3

63.4

63.6

62.4

7.7

5.7

Services

94.7

55.7

24.1

63.0

63.1

62.3

8.5

7.1

Wealth index

        

Poorest

92.9 (ns)

45.7*

16.0**

54.3**

62.6*

53.9**

5.3**

7.2(ns)

Poorer

94.9

50.8

17.0

56.3

62.9

56.0

7.2

6.0

Middle

95.5

52.8

20.4

65.8

65.1

62.0

7.7

5.7

Richer

94.6

50.8

21.4

65.0

63.8

63.7

7.3

6.7

Richest

95.3

53.6

28.8

73.4

69.3

65.6

12.0

7.2

Region

        

Java-Bali

95.7**

54.2**

22.1*

66.6**

62.2**

67.0**

7.7 (ns)

6.1 (ns)

Outside Java-Bali

93.3

45.9

19.2

58.4

68.9

50.5

8.4

7.3

Residence

        

Urban

94.4 (ns)

53.4**

22.7**

70.4**

65.4 (ns)

65.7**

10.2**

7.4*

Rural

95.0

48.6

19.3

56.7

64.3

55.7

5.9

5.7

Total

94.7

51.0

20.9

63.4

64.8

60.6

8.0

6.5