Impact of female age at marriage age at first termination parental education and occupational status on fertility in lucknow city
Srivastava, J.N.
Health and Population Perspectives and Issues 13(3-4): 114-128
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0253-6803 Document Number: 378754
Using the data collected from a sample of 916 mothers of Lucknow in course of a follow-up of hospital delivery cases of the city's largest maternity hospital, an attempt has been made to study the impact of important policy manipulable factors on fertility through analysis of fertility differentials. The findings revealed that a rise in age at marriage of mother and her age at first termination have been associated with the marked decline in fertility. Educational level of both parents has a negative influence on fertility but the negative influence of mother's educational level has been far larger than that of the father. Occupational status of father has also been inversely related with fertility of the couple. Lastly, mother's participation in economic activities particularly in white collar and technical occupations has a sharp negative influence on her fertility. Thus, measures to raise female age at marriage, education and promotion of female participation in white collar and technical occupations were expected to reduce fertility significantly.