Transition from high to replacement-level fertility in a Kerala village
Description
This paper uses a micro-approach to examine the motivation and processes of rapid fertility decline in a Kerala village. Fertility declined in the village substantially during the 1970s and continued to decline to reach replacement level at the time of study. The proximate determinants are postponement of marriage and extensive use of contraceptives. However, the changes in these factors were the result of changing socio-economic conditions. At the time of study the singulate age at marriage...[Show more]
Collections | ANU Research Publications |
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Date published: | 1996 |
Type: | Journal article |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/1885/40190 http://digitalcollections.anu.edu.au/handle/1885/40190 |
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