Impact of Socio-Economic and Demographic Variables on Human Fertility

ISBN-13: 9783847377566 / Angielski / Miękka / 196 str.

Mahmud Nasim; Golam Hossain; Saroje Kumar

Opis

The purpose of this study is to explore the possibility of further fertility decline in Bangladesh, with special attention to the role that might be played by improvements in socio-economic and demographic variables. In particular, researchers have attempted to estimate that after how long, and under what conditions, fertility rate should be taken for Bangladesh to reach replacement-level fertility (2.1 children per woman). The medium-variant scenario of the United Nations projection indicates that Bangladesh will achieve replacement-level fertility around 2025-2030 (United Nations, 1999, 2001). Researchers assess whether the analysis yields a similar conclusion.

O autorze

Dr. Nasim has obtained his Ph.D. degree in the field of fertility of Demography in 2009. He is working as Senior Technical Officer in the Dept. of Statistics, University of Rajshahi. He is the author of several articles published in reputed journals and is an editorial assistant of the "International Journal of Statistical Sciences"