Table 5

Robustness checks

(1)(2)(3)
Modern contraceptive useModern contraceptive useModern contraceptive use
Access to internet0.16***0.04***0.08***
(0.15 to 0.17)(0.03 to 0.05)(0.03 to 0.13)
Primary school educated0.07***0.07**
(0.07 to 0.08)(0.00 to 0.13)
Secondary school educated0.10***0.05*
(0.09,0.10)(−0.00,0.10)
College educated0.15***0.10***
(0.13 to 0.16)(0.05 to 0.16)
Moderation effect of education (reference not at all × no education)
Not that frequently × primary0.01
(−0.06 to 0.07)
Not that frequently × secondary0.05*
(−0.01 to 0.10)
Not that frequently × higher0.05*
(−0.01 to 0.10)
Constant0.17***−0.05***−0.05***
(0.17 to 0.17)(−0.08 to −0.03)(−0.08 to −0.03)
Employment status and ageNoYesYes
HH characteristicsNoYesYes
Year FENoYesYes
Country FENoYesYes
Observations125 242125 242125 242
  • Authors’ elaboration on round 7 of DHS, where individuals were interviewed between 2015 and 2019. We regress through a linear probability model whether the woman uses modern contraception or whether she used the internet. With term HH characteristics, we mean whether the woman lives with her partner, the number of living children and the household. Wealth in quintiles. SEs are robust to heteroscedasticity. 95% CIs in brackets.

  • *p<0.1, **p<0.05, ***p<0.01.

  • DHS, Demographic Health Survey; FE, fixed effects.