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Fertility desires in Bangladesh and Sri Lanka: an application of logit model

S M Islam

    Janasamkhya
    |June 1, 1989
    PubMed

    Keywords:
    Age FactorsAsiaBangladeshComparative StudiesCross-cultural ComparisonsDemographic FactorsDeveloping CountriesEconomic FactorsEducational Status--womenEvaluationFamily And HouseholdFamily CharacteristicsFamily SizeFamily Size, DesiredFertilityFertility MeasurementsModels, TheoreticalParityPopulationPopulation CharacteristicsPopulation DynamicsResearch MethodologySocioeconomic FactorsSocioeconomic StatusSouthern AsiaSri LankaStudies

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