Anthropo-demographic study among the caste and tribal groups of Central Himalayas: 6. Fertility, child mortality and family planning
Chachra, S.P.; Bhasin, M.K.
Journal of Human Ecology 9(5): 451-455
1998
ISSN/ISBN: 0970-9274 DOI: 10.1080/09709274.1998.11907403Document Number: 576170
Statistical tools mainly multiple regression, have been utilized to study the impact of various variables on fertility, infant and child mortality and usage of family planning methods among the caste groups of Kumaun and the Bhotia tribal groups. Child Mortality, age at marriage (wife) usage of family planning methods and educational level of wife are the variables having an important bearing on the number of livebirths per evermarried woman/fertility. It is seen that for infant and child mortality the variables are fertility, occupation of wife, income and present age of wife. The determinants of usage of family planning methods are educational level of husband, number of surviving children and income.