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Table 1 Variable measurements and their respective expected sign on unmet need

From: Prevalence and determinants of unmet need for family planning among married women in Ghana-a multinomial logistic regression analysis of the GDHS, 2014

Variable Measurement n = 4527 % Hypothesized/expected coefficient
Age     
  1 = 15–19 118 3 +
  2 = 20–24 632 14  
  3 = 25–29 1038 23  
  4 = 30–34 967 21  
  5 = 35–39 891 20  
  6 = 40–44 592 13  
  7 = 45–49 289 6  
Religion
  0 = no or traditional. religion 314 7 +
  1 = catholic 651 14  
  2 = non-Pentecostal protestant 987 22  
  3 = Pentecostal protestant 1614 36  
  4 = Islam 961 21  
Number of unions ever engaged in
  1 = once 3557 79
  2 = more than once 970 21  
Residence
  1 = urban 1995 44
  2 = rural 2532 56  
Education
  0 = no education 1528 34 +
  1 = primary 868 19  
  2 = secondary + 2131 47  
SES
  1 = poorest 1339 30 +
  2 = poorer 878 19  
  3 = middle 823 18  
  4 = richer 768 17  
  5 = richest 719 16  
Occupation
  0 = no 779 17 +
  1 = yes 3748 83  
Heard FP methods on the radio
  0 = no 1951 43 +
  1 = yes 2576 57  
Watched FP messages on the TV
  0 = no 2550 56 +
  1 = yes 1977 44  
Read FP messages in newspapers
  0 = no 4314 95 +
  1 = yes 213 5  
Woman visited a health facility in the past 12 months
  0 = no 1617 36 +
  1 = yes 2910 64  
FP worker visited woman
  0 = no 3879 86 +
  1 = yes 648 14  
Woman knows modern FP methods
  0 = doesn’t know modern FP methods 50 1 +
  1 = knows modern FP methods 4477 99  
Couple’s congruence of desire for children
  1 = both want same 2101 46
  2 = husband wants more 1178 26  
  3 = husband wants fewer 402 9  
  8 = don’t know 846 19  
Woman is member of any health insurance
  0 = no 1350 30 +
  1 = yes 3177 70