title: Are families poor because they are large or are they large because they are poor?
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Pernia
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D001210:Asia, Southeastern; D002648:Child; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005193:Family Planning Services; D006285:Health Planning; D009934:Organization and Administration; D010679:Philippines; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011155:Population Control; D011203:Poverty; D011640:Public Policy; D012424:Rural Population; D012939:Social Planning; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Asia; Child Worth; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Development Planning; Development Policy; Economic Factors; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Planning; Family Planning Programs; Family Size; Integrated Programs; Microeconomic Factors; Organization And Administration; Philippines; Policy; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Control; Population Policy; Population Programs; Poverty; Programs; Rural Population; Social Policy; Socioeconomic Factors; Southeastern Asia