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India National Fertility Survey 1972

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General Info
Geography 
India (IND)
Coverage type 
Country
Time period covered 
01/1972 - 06/1972
Data type
Survey:
  • Cross-sectional
  • Household
  • Individual
  • Interview
  • Nationally representative
  • Subnationally representative
  • Urban-rural representative
Summary 

The purpose of this survey was to collect data on fertility trends in different socioeconomic groups in order to develop indicators. This data collection was part of the Sample Registration System (SRS) half-yearly survey. This survey collected information through in-person interviews in the homes of people living in rural and urban areas in all states and territories. The sample size was 128,154 rural households and 50,166 urban households.

The main themes of the questionnaire were household member characteristics and a detailed fertility history of the ever-married women living in the household.

Some libraries may be able to procure this report through the interlibrary loan system.

Keywords 
Complete birth history, Education, Family composition, Family size, Fertility, Household expenditures, Live births, Marital status, Marriage age, Maternal age, Multiple births, Occupations, Religion, Stillbirths, Summary birth history
GHDx Entry last modified on: Aug 5, 2021