Abstract
The paper attempts to investigate and identify some of the
most important predictors of family size-preferences in Pakistan. Based
on cross-sectional data relating to 9416 currently married women, the
results of this study suggest that having one or more sons in the family
is the principal predictor of the desired family size. Yet another
important predictor is the education of the wife which plays a critical
role in the family size determination. The study shows that the
preferences for family size do not vary greatly between urban and rural
areas. However, it seems that if more refined measures of such
preferences are used in the future surveys, the practice would provide a
better understanding of the prevailing reproductive norms in different
segments of the society.
Publisher
Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE)
Subject
Development,Geography, Planning and Development
Cited by
3 articles.
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