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Modernization and childlessness among the governorates of the Arab Republic of Egypt, 1976

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Dudley L. Poston  and
Samia M. El-Badry
Dudley L. Poston
Affiliation:
Population Research Center, University of Texas, Austin, Texas, USA
Samia M. El-Badry
Affiliation:
Population Research Center, University of Texas, Austin, Texas, USA
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Summary

This paper examines the degree to which childlessness is influenced by levels of modernization among the governorates of the Arab Republic of Egypt. In 1976, the higher the levels of modernization, the lower the rates of childlessness among women aged 30 and over, and the higher the rates of childlessness among women aged 20–30. The implications of these results for fertility and development are discussed.

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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 19 , Issue 2 , April 1987 , pp. 181 - 193
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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