Socio-religious communities and fertility patterns in West Bengal, India

Bibliographic Data

ID4896777
AuthorsNazmul Hussain (0000-0001-7845-8642, Russian State Agrarian Correspondence University, corresponding author), Saba Owai, Saba Owais
Year2016
Volume26
Issue1
Pages102-114
Publication date2016-01-02
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueDevelopment in Practice (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0961-4524 • E-ISSN: 1364-9213
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/09614524.2016.1120275
OpenAlexW2211953729
LanguageEN
References cited9

This article explores the fertility differential of different religious groups across various socio-economic characteristics. The article is based on primary data collected from a field survey of 2,590 households in the Malda district of West Bengal in India. The mean number of children ever born (MCEB) is used to measure fertility. The analysis shows that there is a major variation in the impact of various socio-economic variables on the number of children ever born among different religious groups. The study findings will be helpful for policymakers regarding the planning for management of different demographic processes

BENGAL · Economic growth · Economics · Fertility · Field survey · Geography · Population · Socioeconomics · Sociology · West bengal · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Global Maternal and Child Health

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