The Consequences of Imperfect Fertility Control for Children's Survival, Health, and Schooling (English)

Document Type

Analytical Studies

Publication Topic(s)

Child Health, Education, Infant and Child Mortality

Country(s)

Kenya, Egypt, Philippines, Thailand, Dominican Republic

Language

English

Author(s)

Mark R. Montgomery, Cynthia B. Lloyd, Paul C. Hewett, Patrick Heuveline and Macro International Inc. Calverton, Maryland, USA

Publication Date

December 1997

Publication ID

AR7

Abstract:

This report explores the consequences of imperfect fertility control on various aspects of children's human capital formation-their survival, health, and schooling-using Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data from five countries across a range of demographic and development regimes. Information on women's fertility preferences is used to investigate two aspects of imperfect fertility control: unintended fertility and excess fertility. The countries included in the survey are the Dominican Republic (1991), Egypt (1988), Kenya (1993), the Philippines (1993), and Thailand (1987).