The primary objective of this study was to explore the interrelationship between fertility and migration using a sample of rural Kenyans, ages 13 to 21. This was done by examining the differences in mean levels of desired family size for migrants and nonmigrants. No substantial or significant differences were found which suggests that migration is not "selective" of individuals with low levels of desired family size. / A second step in this analysis examined the mean levels of desired family size for individuals who had gone through a decision-making process in regard to migration and those who had not. It was found that those respondents who had been through the decision-making process had substantially and significantly lower levels of desired family size, even after controlling for a variety of variables shown to affect both migration and fertility. / A follow-up procedure allowed the differences in mean levels of desired family size to be attributed to either the act of migration or the decision-making process. This analysis showed that the differences due to the decision-making process were generally larger and more likely to be statistically significant. Thus, these findings indicate that the decision process is a more important factor then migration in influencing lower desired family size. / Overall this research suggests that further advances in understanding the migration-fertility relationship could be enhanced by closer examination of the correlates and consequences of the decision-making process. / Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 46-01, Section: A, page: 0271. / Thesis (Ph.D.)--The Florida State University, 1984.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:fsu.edu/oai:fsu.digital.flvc.org:fsu_75481 |
| Contributors | LENOIR, REBECCA GENE., Florida State University |
| Source Sets | Florida State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Text |
| Format | 90 p. |
| Rights | On campus use only. |
| Relation | Dissertation Abstracts International |
Page generated in 0.0015 seconds