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Title: | Marriage and fertility dynamics in India | Authors: | Dommaraju, Premchand | Keywords: | DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Family, marriage and women | Issue Date: | 2012 | Source: | Dommaraju, P. (2012). Marriage and fertility dynamics in India. Asia-Pacific population journal, 26(2), 21-38. | Series/Report no.: | Asia-Pacific population journal | Abstract: | It is widely acknowledged that age at marriage has a significant influence on fertility, particularly in the countries where child-bearing occurs within marriage. However, the complexities of marriage/fertility relationship are poorly understood, especially during fertility transitions. This paper investigates the complex relationship betiveen marriage and fertility by examining age at marriage, marital fertility and birth interval dynamics in India, using data collected in nationally representative surveys in 1992/1993 and 2005/2006. The decline in fertility during this period could be attributed to changes in marital fertility rather than to changes in marriage age. Women marrying late tend to have shorter first birth interval than women marrying at a younger age. However, the second and higher birth intervals are longer among those marrying late. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/79455 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/17860 |
Schools: | School of Humanities and Social Sciences | Rights: | © 2012 The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP/ UNESCAP). This paper was published in Asia-Pacific population journal and is made available as an electronic reprint (preprint) with permission of The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP/ UNESCAP). The paper can be found at the following official URL: [http://www.unescap.org/publications/detail.asp?id=1471]. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic or multiple reproduction, distribution to multiple locations via electronic or other means, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper is prohibited and is subject to penalties under law. | Fulltext Permission: | open | Fulltext Availability: | With Fulltext |
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