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Literacy Transition and Female Nuptiality. Implications for Fertility in Pakistan

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  • NAUSHIN MAHMOOD

    (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE),ISlamabad.)

  • ZUBEDA KHAN

    (Pakistan Institute of Development Economics (PIDE),ISlamabad.)

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As societies modernize, they move from a relatively homogeneous state to one of greater diversity in several spheres. Among those, changes in educational structure and marital patterns are of great demographic importance, particularly in countries experiencing a high tempo of fertility. Increased education is supposed to result in non-familial aspirations and a greater understanding of the process and ways of controlling fertility. Similarly, marriage postponement tends to shorten the period of exposure to childbearing and results in a lower fertility than is experienced by those marrying earlier, particularly in societies where fertility is confined to marriage and is rarely controlled. However, it is not clear whether there is a threshold at which education or age at marriage becomes important in determining changes in fertility behaviour.

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  • Naushin Mahmood & Zubeda Khan, 1985. "Literacy Transition and Female Nuptiality. Implications for Fertility in Pakistan," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 24(3-4), pages 589-603.
    • Handle: RePEc:pid:journl:v:24:y:1985:i:3-4:p:589-603
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    1. Durr-e-Nayab, 1999. "Fertility Preferences and Behaviour: A Case Study of Two Villages in the Punjab, Pakistan," PIDE Research Report 1999:1, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics.
    2. Ali Muhammad, 1996. "Ethnic Fertility Differentials in Pakistan," The Pakistan Development Review, Pakistan Institute of Development Economics, vol. 35(4), pages 733-744.

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