Factory employment, marriage and fertility: the case of mauritian women

Hein C.

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Working paper examining the relationship between factory employment and fertility of working mothers (industrial workers) in Mauritius - discusses labour force participation trends and obstacles, based on a sample survey of 1980, shows that employment is associated with later marriage, lower fertility and family size (family planning), outlines methodology, and includes the questionnaire used. Bibliography pp. 50 and 51, references and statistical tables.

Keywords: fertility.; working mother; industrial worker; labour force participation; trend; obstacle; sample; survey.; marriage; family planning.; methodology; questionnaire; statistical table; fécondité; mère exerçant un emploi; travailleur de l'industrie; fecundidad; trabajadora madre de familia; obrero industrial; taux d'activité; tendance; obstacle; échantillon; enquête; mariage; planification familiale; méthodologie; questionnaire; tableau statistique; tasa de actividad de mano de obra; tendencia; obstáculo; muestra; encuesta; matrimonio; planificación familiar; metodología; cuestionario; cuadros estadísticos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 54 P. pages
Date: 1982
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Published in World Employment Programme Research working paper. WEP 2-21, Population and Labour Policies Programme

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