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Household fertility decision-making in Nigeria

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  • Farooq, Ghazi Mumtaz.

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ILO pub-wep pub. Working paper on a survey of household attitude and behaviour relating to fertility in urban areas and rural areas in Nigeria - studies the effect of economic conditions, income level education of women, labour force participation of woman workers, cultural factors, children mortality, etc. On reproduction and family planning, and discusses population policy implications. Bibliography pp. 47 to 49, references and statistical tables.

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  • Farooq, Ghazi Mumtaz., 1980. "Household fertility decision-making in Nigeria," ILO Working Papers 992017083402676, International Labour Organization.
    • Handle: RePEc:ilo:ilowps:992017083402676
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