Gender, education, and fertility: A cross‐national analysis of sub‐Saharan African nations
| Autor: | Peggy Gabo Ntseane, Donald J. Adamchak |
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| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
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Employment
Conservation of Natural Resources Sociology and Political Science Economics media_common.quotation_subject Total fertility rate Population Population Dynamics Demographic transition Developing country Fertility Environment Education Birth rate Sex Factors Population Characteristics Population growth Health Workforce Social Change Birth Rate Students education Socioeconomics Developing Countries Socioeconomic status Africa South of the Sahara Demography media_common education.field_of_study Schools Agriculture Geography Social Class Socioeconomic Factors Africa Educational Status Social Planning |
| Zdroj: | Sociological Spectrum. 12:167-182 |
| ISSN: | 1521-0707 0273-2173 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/02732173.1992.9981994 |
| Popis: | According to the demographic transition theory and the wealth flows model, it is expected that fertility will decline with socioeconomic development, manifested in part through increasingly greater proportions of the population with formal education. Since their independence in the 1960s, most sub-Saharan African nations have experienced rapid changes in educational levels. However, recent estimates indicate that high levels of fertility are being maintained as reflected in the high rates of population increase of approximately 3%/year. Controlling for socioeconomic development as measured by per capita energy consumption and percentage of labor force in agriculture, this article examines the relationship between education and fertility for men and women in 37 sub-Saharan nations. Results indicate that primary school enrollment in 1960 and 1980 for both males and females had a weak negative and nonsignificant relationship with the total fertility rate 15-30 years later. Secondary school enrollment in 1960 for both males and females had weak relationships with the total fertility rate. However, secondary school enrollment for males in 1980 had a significant negative effect on the total fertility rate 10-25 years later. Implications are discussed. |
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