title: Parity-specific and two-sex utility models of reproductive intentions.
abstract: This paper uses married couples' anticipated consequences of having a (another) child to predict their reproductive intentions. Parity-specific models identify different variables as predictors of reproductive behavior at different parities but do not yield interpretable patterns of difference by parity. Parity-specific models are not significantly stronger predictors of reproductive behavior. Generally, wife-only models are distinctly superior to husband-only models. Two-sex models are usually better predictors than one-sex models but not enough better to justify the additional cost.
mesh_terms: D005193:Family Planning Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010298:Parity; D012098:Reproduction; D012737:Sex Factors