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Analysis of birth intervals in India's Uttar Pradesh and Kerala states

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

K. K. Singh ,
C. M. Suchindran ,
Vipin Singh  and
R. Ramakumar
K. K. Singh
Affiliation:
Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA
C. M. Suchindran
Affiliation:
Carolina Population Center, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, USA
Vipin Singh
Affiliation:
Centre of Population Studies, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
R. Ramakumar
Affiliation:
Department of Demography and Population Sciences, University of Kerala, Kariavattom, India
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Summary

Life tables of birth intervals and median birth intervals in two Indian states, Uttar Pradesh and Kerala, were computed for several subgroups of the study population. Multivariate hazards modelling technique was used to examine the net effect of each of the variables studied. The results show a substantial effect of socioeconomic variables in child-spacing after controlling for the major intermediate variables.

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Research Article
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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 25 , Issue 2 , April 1993 , pp. 143 - 153
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1993

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