title: Fertility and child spacing among the urban poor in a third world city:  the case of Calcutta, India.
abstract: The author examines the fertility behavior of the urban poor in India.  "On the basis of data from 180 slum households in Calcutta, India, the paper indicates that in a situation where material and social conditions are comparable, cultural and demographic variables play a major role in influencing reproductive behavior.  In this case study, caste and family type are shown to have a significant effect on the numbers of surviving children. As regards child spacing, the woman's age is of paramount importance."
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shaw
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001208:Asia; D001721:Birth Intervals; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005298:Fertility; D007194:India; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011203:Poverty; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014505:Urban Population
keywords: Age Factors--women; Asia; Birth Spacing; Caste; Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Planning; Family Size; Family Size, Completed; Fertility; India; Low Income Population; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Reproductive Behavior; Social Class; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Southern Asia; Urban Population