Bangladesh 1993-1994 Demographic and Health ... - Measure DHS

Table 6.3 Desire to limit childbearingPercentage of currently married women age 10-49 who want no more children, by number of living children and selectedbackground characteristics, Bangladesh 1993-94Number of living children zBackgroundcharacteristic 0 1 2 3 4 5 6+ TotalResidenceUrban 4.6 12.6 71.4 92.9 94,0 93.5 86,2 63.3Rural 2.4 8.2 56.3 78.0 85.1 91.1 84.8 56.1DivisionBarisal 5.3 11.2 59.7 82.7 94,4 93.1 88.6 61.6Chittagong 2.8 5.9 43.2 64.9 77,0 91.5 82.1 52.8Dhaka 3.0 7.7 57.6 82.0 87,8 88.9 85.0 56.4Khulna 1.0 9.0 65.9 86.6 84,8 94.5 83.2 58.7Rajshahi 2.1 11.5 68.5 88.0 93,2 91.8 89.8 59.9EducationNo education 4.0 11.6 55.8 77.6 84,6 90.6 83.3 59.8Primary incomplete 1.3 5.2 59.5 82.3 84.6 93.0 87.6 57.3Primary complete 0.0 1.8 55.2 85.4 88.1 90.0 91.1 54.6Secondary/Higher 1.9 8.6 66.0 82.5 95,6 95.0 86.2 47.6Total 2.6 8.7 58.3 79.9 86.1 91.3 84.9 57.0Note: Women who have been sterilized are comidered to want no more children.tlncludes current pregnancyFigure 6.3Percentage of Married Women With 2 Children Who WantNo More Children, by Background CharacteristicsRESIDENCEUrbanRuralDIVISIONBarisalChittagongDhakaKhulnaRajshahi~ ' ~ ' ~ . ~ ' ~ ' ~ , ~ - - ~ 56~ 6 o~ ~ 43~ 5 8- - ~ e 6897tEDUCATIONNO EducationPrim, IncomPrim. Col8econda~i Z : leo155o 20 40 60Percent80 100BDHS 1993-9485