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Table 7 Results of logit analysis of determinants of probability of having a
male birth NFHS-1, 1992-93 and NFHS-2, 1998-99
Births during 0-14 years
before survey
Births during
1989-92 1996-98
Explanatory variables NFHS-1 NFHS-2 NFHS-1 NFHS-2
Maternal age 0.015** -0.004 0.013 0.012
Maternal age squared -0.0003** 0.0002 -0.0003 -0.0002
Paternal age -0.009* -0.006 -0.005 -0.030**
Paternal age squared 0.0001* 0.0001 0.0001 0.0005***
Paternal age not reported (reported = 0) 0.027 -0.070 na na
Order of birth 0.002 0.000 0.011 0.011
No surviving male sibling and order 2
or higher (yes = 0)
-0.002 0.043*** 0.004 0.110***
No surviving female sibling and order
2 or higher (yes = 0)
-0.025* -0.022* -0.035* -0.041
Urban residence (rural = 0) 0.024** -0.017 0.016 -0.039
Educational level (mother & father illiterate =0)
Mother illiterate, father literate -0.014 -0.007 -0.010 -0.025
Mother less than primary -0.016 0.011 -0.073** -0.017
Mother middle school 0.005 0.020 0.009 0.090*
Mother high school + -0.064*** 0.038* -0.127*** 0.068
Regular exposure to mass media
(no=0)
Standard of living (low = 0)
0.000 0.020 -0.020 -0.009
Moderate -0.018 -0.026** -0.014 -0.005
High
Religion (Hindu = 0)
0.007 -0.020 0.029 0.044
Muslim -0.028* 0.013 -0.035 0.020
Christian 0.013 0.045* 0.012 0.031
Sikh 0.043 0.033 -0.014 -0.092
Buddhist 0.028 0.055 0.197* -0.107
Others
Caste/tribe (others = 0)
0.040 0.057 -0.001 0.064
Scheduled tribe 0.015 0.016 0.027 0.006
Scheduled caste 0.020 0.010 0.025 0.060*
Other backward class
Female work status (Not working=0)
0.011 -0.006
Working for wages -0.013 -0.010 -0.059** -0.051
Others 0.004 -0.002 0.014 -0.014
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