title: EXPLAINING THE FERTILITY PUZZLE IN SRI LANKA.
abstract: Fertility transition in Sri Lanka began in the mid-1960s and the declining trend continued over the decades. The Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) of 2000 showed the total fertility rate (TFR) reaching 1.9 births per woman, a level below replacement fertility. The next DHS of 2006/7 showed a TFR of 2.3. Some have interpreted this pattern as indicating a reversal of the fertility transition. This paper casts doubts on the below-replacement fertility revealed in the 2000 survey.
authors: *Australian Demographic and Social Research Institute,The Australian National University,Canberra,Australia.
authors: Gaminiratne
authors: G
authors: Wijesekere
authors: †Centre for Population and Urban Research,Monash University,Melbourne,Australia.
authors: Dharma
authors: D
authors: Arunachalam
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001723:Birth Rate / Q000208:ethnology / Q000639:trends*; D003267:Contraception; D003906:Developing Countries; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008393:Marriage; D008875:Middle Aged; D011157:Population Dynamics / Q000639:trends; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013188:Sri Lanka; D055815:Young Adult