Pervasive Muslim-Hindu fertility differences in India.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
Using the 1993 Indian Family and Health Survey, we examined Muslim-Hindu differences in (1) the parity-specific intent to have another child and (2) given a stated intent for no more children, reports of the current use of contraceptives. We found that Muslims are much more likely than Hindus to intend to have additional children and, among those who do not want more children, Muslims are much less likely than Hindus to use contraceptives. These findings are robust to model specification and pervasive across the states of India. This national study provides the context within which local studies should be enmeshed and begs for general (as opposed to place-specific) explanations for these pervasive differences.
Full Text
Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Dharmalingam, A; Morgan, SP
Published Date
- August 2004
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 41 / 3
Start / End Page
- 529 - 545
PubMed ID
- 15461013
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1533-7790
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0070-3370
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1353/dem.2004.0020
Language
- eng