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Table 3 Probit model of socio-economic determinants of abortion demand

From: Demand for abortion and post abortion care in Ibadan, Nigeria

 

Model 1

Marginal effects

Model 2

Marginal effects

Respondent

    

Education

−0.43762

−0.16811

  
 

(−0.38399)

(−0.13831)

  

Marital status

−0.29859*

−0.11866*

0.57205

0.01114

 

(−0.17013)

(−0.06715)

(−0.47767)

(−0.01207)

Log income

0.29933***

0.11927***

0.19468

0.00418

 

(−0.08795)

(−0.03502)

(−0.24015)

(−0.00579)

Age squared

−0.00152

−0.0006

0.00902**

0.00019*

 

(−0.00111)

(−0.00044)

(−0.00458)

(−0.0001)

Age

0.12404*

0.04943*

−0.51442**

−0.01103*

 

(−0.07456)

(−0.02971)

(−0.23947)

(−0.00583)

Log total cost of abortion

  

0.08951

0.00192

   

(−0.18315)

(−0.004)

Religiosity

    

Infrequent

  

−3.58213***

−0.25427*

   

(−0.56451)

(−0.14855)

Frequent

  

−4.44578***

−0.51820***

   

(−0.45017)

(−0.15189)

Mother's education

−0.38239*

−0.15060*

  
 

(−0.2314)

(−0.08929)

  

Father's education

−0.01178

−0.00469

  
 

(−0.27146)

(−0.10813)

  

Constant

−4.60410***

 

10.02630***

 
 

(−1.38469)

 

(−3.32549)

 
  1. Note: ***significant at 1%; **significant at 5%; *significant at 10%.
  2. (1) is model without total cost of abortion demand.
  3. (2) is model with log of total cost of abortion demand.
  4. Robust standard errors are reported in parenthesis.