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Recent evidence on trends and differentials in Bangladesh fertility: an update

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

R. Amin ,
A. Ahmed ,
J. Chowdhury ,
M. Kabir  and
R. Hill
R. Amin
Affiliation:
Institute for Urban Research, Morgan State University, Baltimore, USA
A. Ahmed
Affiliation:
Institute for Urban Research, Morgan State University, Baltimore, USA
J. Chowdhury
Affiliation:
Institute for Urban Research, Morgan State University, Baltimore, USA
M. Kabir
Affiliation:
Department of Statistics, Jahangirnagar University, Dhaka, Bangladesh
R. Hill
Affiliation:
Institute for Urban Research, Morgan State University, Baltimore, USA
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Summary

A comparison of contraceptive and fertility data for 1985–91 with data for 1983 shows that fertility has continued to decline in Bangladesh, in all segments of society. The magnitude of decline varied according to educational level, region and urban–rural locality. The percentage decline in total marital fertility rate was somewhat higher among urban than rural residents; educated women showed greater declines than uneducated, increas-ing the overall educational differences in total fertility by 1991. Factors contributing to the recent decline in fertility are discussed.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 26 , Issue 2 , April 1994 , pp. 235 - 241
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1994

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