Women's status and fertility: successive cross-sectional evidence from Tamil Nadu, India, 1970-80.

摘要: This study of the status women and reproductive behavior was conducted in 1970 for 2135 currently married 15-44 years 1980 798 such Indian state Tamil Nadu used Easterlin Crimmons synthesis model fertility determination. Improvement womens affects transition through sum its effects on variables related to potential supply children a household demand costs involved practice regulation. Transition occurs when is reduced regulation attitudes are positive access assured excess due health improvement. When surviving exceed desired motivation regulate occurs. The hypothesized relationships between intervening (marital duration birth intervals child mortality no secondary family size contraceptive methods know interspousal communication use) effect indicators everborn via shown chart form. Relationships analyzed 3 parts. One Bongaarts type equation measuring births as function exposure pregnancy fecundability sterility use. A 2nd measures use subjective number known spousal limits. 3rd independent equations 1 2 vector (female economic status). Results show that not all selected factors behavior. Also there confirmation relationship dynamic during period 197-80 their becomes increasingly negative progresses. In an early stage ambiguous relationship. Variables education age difference expected direction but weak with marital fecundity deliberate control. because enhancing forces stronger than reducing ones. late results dramatically different i.e. nest -.55 .30 differences.