title: Family formation trajectories among men age 30-34, Benin
linearized_input: Family formation trajectories among men age 30-34, Benin | (Timing of first sex, Earlier, 0.32) (To Earlier, Earlier, 0.12) (To Typical, Earlier, 0.1) (To Later, Earlier, 0.1) (Timing of first marriage, Earlier, 0.29) (To Earlier, Earlier, 0.09) (Timing of birth of first child, Earlier, 0.3) (Timing of first sex, Earlier, 278) (Timing of first marriage, Earlier, 256) (Timing of birth of first child, Earlier, 266) (Timing of first sex, Typical, 0.5) (To Earlier, Typical, 0.15) (To Typical, Typical, 0.21) (To Later, Typical, 0.15) (Timing of first marriage, Typical, 0.38) (To Earlier, Typical, 0.11) (To Typical, Typical, 0.15) (To Later, Typical, 0.11) (Timing of birth of first child, Typical, 0.39) (Timing of first sex, Typical, 443) (Timing of first marriage, Typical, 335) (Timing of birth of first child, Typical, 344) (Timing of first sex, Later, 0.18) (To Earlier, Later, 0.02) (To Typical, Later, 0.07) (To Later, Later, 0.09) (Timing of first marriage, Later, 0.33) (To Typical, Later, 0.06) (To Later, Later, 0.08) (Timing of birth of first child, Later, 0.31) (Timing of first sex, Later, 160) (Timing of first marriage, Later, 290) (Timing of birth of first child, Later, 271)
table_text: In the first Sankey diagram for Benin (Figure 6), 32% of men experienced first sexual intercourse earlier-than-typical, 50% at typical timing, and 18% later-than-typical. 15% had first marriage at an earlier-than-typical age and 11% had the birth of a first child at an earlier-than-typical age. 21% experienced first marriage at a typical age and 15% then went on to have the birth of a first child at a typical age. 15% had first marriage at a later-than-typical age and over two-thirds of those men (or 11% of all men) experienced the birth of their first child at a later-than-typical age. Benin (Figure 6) is the country with the largest proportion of men starting their trajectories with earlier-than-typical first sex. Almost equal proportions of these men go on to marry in each timing category. Of those starting with earlier-than-typical timing of first sex, the most common single trajectory is one with all family formation events occurring early (9%). The largest single trajectory is one from typically timed first sex (50% of all men) through typically timed first marriage (21%) to typically timed birth of first child (15%). Similar proportions of men have typically timed first sex, earlier-than-typical marriage and birth trajectory as have a typical first sex, late-than-typical marriage, and birth trajectory (11%).
target: In the first Sankey diagram for Benin (Figure 6), 32% of men experienced first sexual intercourse earlier-than-typical, 50% at typical timing, and 18% later-than-typical.