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Female Employment and Fertility Decisions; Is there an Implication for Household Consumption in South-West Nigeria?

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  • ADEBIYI Oyeyemi Omodadepo
  • OLOMOLA Philip Akanni

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This study examined the impact of female employment and fertility decisions on household consumption in a working life cycle of South-West Nigeria. Survey method was used to collect data and multistage sampling technique was used to select a sample of 600 households in South-West Nigeria. 514 questionnaires were analysed after removing the incomplete. Linear Structural Relations Models was use to analyse the data. The result showed that household consumption is caused by fertility decision, female employment, income and female education. Fertility decisions had a positive and statistically significant relationship with household consumption while female employment has a negative but significant relationship with household consumption. The study concluded that the presence of children in households increases consumption in a working life cycle.

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  • ADEBIYI Oyeyemi Omodadepo & OLOMOLA Philip Akanni, 2016. "Female Employment and Fertility Decisions; Is there an Implication for Household Consumption in South-West Nigeria?," Humanities and Social Sciences Letters, Conscientia Beam, vol. 4(3), pages 62-68.
    • Handle: RePEc:pkp:hassle:v:4:y:2016:i:3:p:62-68:id:780
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