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Explaining the fertility puzzle in Sri Lanka

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2015

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Wijesekere, Gaminiratne (Gamini)
Arunachalam, Dharma

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Cambridge University Press

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Fertility transition in Sri Lanka began in the mid-1960s and the declining trend continued over the decades. The Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) of 2000 showed the total fertility rate (TFR) reaching 1.9 births per woman, a level below replacement fertility. The next DHS of 2006/7 showed a TFR of 2.3. Some have interpreted this pattern as indicating a reversal of the fertility transition. This paper casts doubts on the below-replacement fertility revealed in the 2000 survey.

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http://hdl.handle.net/1885/63714

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ANU Research Publications

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Journal of Biosocial Science

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10.1017/S0021932015000012

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2037-12-31

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