A Statistical Analysis of Son Preference among Scheduled Tribe and Non-Scheduled Tribe Groups in Kokrajhar District of Assam, India
Abstract
This study examines the influence of different social, economic and demographic factors that culminates into son preference among scheduled tribe and non- scheduled tribe found in Kokrajhar district of Assam. Data were collected from a household survey of currently married women of reproductive age group 15-49 years using multi-stage sampling method. Cross tabulation, Chi-square test and logistic regression analysis was carried out for finding out relationships between the socio-economic and demographic variables on son preference. Findings show that son is important for old age security reasons among scheduled tribe people and for legacy continuation in case of non- scheduled tribe. The percentage distribution of son preference by selected characteristics depicts that son preference is high among the non- scheduled tribe as compared to scheduled tribe. Logistic regression shows that the type of family, use of Contraceptives and educational level of women play a significant role on son preference among scheduled tribe and type of family, educational level of husband and religion of husband has the significant affect on son preference among non- scheduled tribe. The findings of the study reveal that son preference is an important indicator of fertility differentials in Kokrajhar district.
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Keywords
- Chi-Square, Logistic Regression, Scheduled Tribe, Socio-Economic, Son Preference
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