Demography and poverty at the micro-level in bihar

Gerry Rodgers, S. Gupta, Sharma An. and Sharma B.

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Working paper examining interaction between poverty and population dynamics in the Bihar rural area, India - summarizes current mortality, fertility, migration, family size and household characteristics; examines bivariate associations between poverty (land ownership, consumer expenditure, housing, nutrition, health, etc.) and demographic variables (children mortality, fertility, family planning, etc.); presents multivariate models of demographic behaviour and causes of poverty. References, statistical tables.

Keywords: poverty; population dynamics; rural area; mortality.; fertility.; migration; family size.; household.; land ownership; consumer expenditure; housing.; nutrition; health; children; family planning.; model; behaviour; statistical table; pauvreté; dynamique de la population; zone rurale; pobreza; dinámica poblacional; zona rural; mortalité; fécondité; migration; dimension de la famille; ménage; propriété foncière; dépenses de consommation; logement; nutrition; santé; enfants; planification familiale; modèle; comportement; tableau statistique; mortalidad; fecundidad; migración; tamaño de la familia; hogar; propiedad de la tierra; gasto de consumo; vivienda; nutrición; salud; niños; planificación familiar; modelo; comportamiento; cuadros estadísticos (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 114 P. pages
Date: 1986
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Published in World Employment Programme Research working paper. WEP 2-21, Population and Labour Policies Programme

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