Teresa Castro?Martín|Fátima Juárez
The Impact of Women's Education on Fertility In Latin America: Searching for Explanations
education influences womens childbearing patterns data demographic health surveys dhs nine latin american countries show women education large families 67 children better educated women 23 children however despite wide differential actual fertility two groups women women across education level spectrum share small family norm 2050 gap contraceptive prevalence exists least educated best educated women better educated women broader knowledge higher socioeconomic status less fatalistic attitudes toward reproduction less educated women results regression analysis indicate cognitive economic attitudinal assets mediate influence schooling upon reproductive behavior partly explain wide fertility gap educational strata