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Socioeconomic structure and fertility in China: a county level investigation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Dudley L. Poston  and
Jia Zhongke
Dudley L. Poston
Affiliation:
Department of Rural Sociology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
Jia Zhongke
Affiliation:
Department of Rural Sociology, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York, USA
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Summary

Analysis of the general fertility rate in the counties of China shows significant associations with infant mortality, illiteracy, and the percentage of the population employed in industry, but not with industrial or agricultural output. Urban counties differ from rural in the importance of the illiteracy rate. The associations in the rural counties vary according to the region of China in which they are located.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 22 , Issue 4 , October 1990 , pp. 507 - 515
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1990

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