Fertility Differentials among Religious Minorities: Cross-national and Regional Evidence from India and Bangladesh

ABSTRACT The article examines the independent effect of religious minority status on fertility at two levels i.e. cross‐country level of India and Bangladesh and intra‐country level (district) of India. Demographic and health survey data from India (2005–2006) and Bangladesh (2006–2007) are used for...

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Published in:Population space and place 2012-09, Vol.18 (5), p.503-515
Main Authors: Sahu, Biswamitra, van Wissen, L. J. G., Hutter, Inge, Bosch, Alinda
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Bangladesh
Censuses
cross-comparison
Cross-national analysis
Fertility
Health
India
Minority Groups
Minority status
Religions
Religious minorities
religious minority
Socioeconomic status
Vulnerability
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Fertility
Health
India
Minority Groups
Minority status
Religions
Religious minorities
religious minority
Socioeconomic status
Vulnerability
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