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

Nazmul Hussain and Saba Owais

Development in Practice, 2016, vol. 26, issue 1, 102-114

Abstract: 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.

Date: 2016
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DOI: 10.1080/09614524.2016.1120275

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