The Demand for Children in Anambra State of Nigeria: A Logit Analysis.
Population studies
22
Issue: 2
(10 - 2007)
This paper provides empirical evidence on the determinants of
demand for children in Anambra State of Nigeria. To achieve this, a
micro framework was adopted and cross sectional data explored.
Logistics regression technique was used for the data analysis and the
factors identified as strong predictors of demand for children include
wife’s level of participation in decision-making, occupation, place of
residence, husband’s education among others. Surprisingly, wife’s
education is among the weak predictors. This supports the
assumption that female education is a necessary but not sufficient
condition to guarantee fertility decline. Cultural inertia may account
for this, considering its adverse consequence on women’s access to
productive resources and level of participation in decision-making.
Keywords : Demand for children, desired family size, decisionmaking, fertility outcome, Anambra state
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