title: Fertility differentials in rural Bangladesh.
abstract: "Data from two sources in rural Bangladesh have been used in this study to examine the differentials in fertility by selected socio-economic and demographic factors. Results [indicate] that age at first marriage, education of spouses and availability of electricity in the household...have [an] inverse relationship with fertility. Higher fertility is observed for Muslim women than for non-Muslims. It has been found that fertility is the lowest to those women whose husbands are service holders and the highest for agriculture."
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D001459:Bangladesh; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004522:Educational Status; D004736:Energy-Generating Resources; D004777:Environment; D005298:Fertility; D006280:Health Workforce; D008393:Marriage; D009790:Occupations; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012067:Religion; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Asia; Bangladesh; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Differential Fertility; Economic Factors; Educational Status; Energy Supply; Environment; Fertility; Human Resources; Marriage; Marriage Age; Marriage Patterns; Natural Resources; Nuptiality; Occupations; Population; Population Dynamics; Religion; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Southern Asia