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The determinants of low fertility in India.

Demography ·Vol. 51 ·No. 4 ·2014-08-00 ·Pages 1451-75

Dharmalingam A, Rajan S, Morgan SP

Abstract

Using a conceptual framework focusing on factors that enhance or reduce fertility relative to desired family size (see Bongaarts 2001), we study fertility variation across time (1992-2006) and space (states) in India. Our empirical analyses use data from three waves of the Indian National Family Health Surveys. We find that this framework can account for a substantial portion of the variation in the total fertility rate (TFR) over time and across states. Our estimates focus attention on the critical components of contemporary Indian fertility, especially desired family size, unwanted fertility, son preference, and fertility postponement.

MeSH Terms
Child Child Mortality Family Characteristics Female Fertility Health Surveys Humans India/epidemiology Pregnancy Pregnancy, Unwanted Residence Characteristics Social Environment Socioeconomic Factors
Authors & Affiliations
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Dharmalingam Arunachalam
Monash University, Clayton Campus, Wellington Road, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia.
Rajan Sowmya
Morgan S Philip
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Article Info
Journal
Demography
Abbr.
Demography
ISSN
0070-3370
DOI
10.1007/s13524-014-0314-9
Published
2014-08-00
Pages
1451-75
Language
English
Region
United States
NLM ID
0226703
PMCID
PMC4319664
Subset
IM
Grants
NICHD NIH HHS · R24 HD050924 · United States
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PubMed source DOI: 10.1007/s13524-014-0314-9 PMC Full Text View journal details
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