Consistency and Predictive Ability of Fertility Preference Indicators: Longitudinal Evidence from Rural India
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Consistency and predictive ability of fertility preference indicators: longitudinal evidence from rural India.
CONTEXT Ideal family size and desire for an additional child are the two most commonly used fertility preference indicators. However, little is known about the consistency over time of responses to each measure, the consistency between the two indicators or the predictive value of these indicators in India. METHOD Longitudinal data from the 1998-1999 National Family Health Survey and a follow...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Family Planning Perspectives
سال: 2008
ISSN: 0190-3187
DOI: 10.1363/3413808