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Trends in Religious Differentials in Fertility, Kerala, India: An Analysis of Birth Intervals

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The paper examines fertility differentials among the three religion groups, Hindu, Muslim and Christian, and trends in these based on data from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-1). [WP No. 167].

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  • Manoj Alagarajan, 2008. "Trends in Religious Differentials in Fertility, Kerala, India: An Analysis of Birth Intervals," Working Papers id:1401, eSocialSciences.
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