title: Female education and child mortality in Indonesia.
abstract: This paper uses a sample of 6620 women from the 1994 Indonesian Demographic and Health Survey to examine the relationship between female education and child mortality in Indonesia.  Female education is measured in terms of both years of education and literacy.  Both primary education and secondary schooling significantly decrease the probability of child death, while literacy plays an insignificant role.  When the sample is divided into urban and rural locations, primary and secondary education are significant in both areas in reducing the likelihood of a mother experiencing child mortality.  The benefits of public and private infrastructure appear to differ in rural and urban areas. The results confirm that investment in female human capital lowers the probability of child mortality.
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D001210:Asia, Southeastern; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004522:Educational Status; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005195:Family Relations; D007214:Indonesia; D007226:Infant Mortality; D009026:Mortality; D009035:Mothers; D010290:Parents; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014930:Women
keywords: Asia; Child Mortality; Demographic And Health Surveys; Demographic Factors; Demographic Surveys; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Educational Status--women; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Relationships; Indonesia; Literacy; Mortality; Mothers; Parents; Population; Population Dynamics; Research Report; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Southeastern Asia; Women