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Mahmoudiani S. Explaining the Married Women’s Fertility in Reproductive Ages in Iran Using Hierarchical Linear Model. Payesh 2020; 19 (3) :289-297
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Faculty of Economics, Management and Social Sciences, University of Shiraz, Shiraz, Iran
Abstract: (3234 Views)
Objective (s): Regarding changes in women’s fertility in Iran, this study attempted to explain fertility changes of married women aged 15-49 years old in Iran at individual and province level.
Methods: The data were extracted from the Census 2016 and some of the province data were analyzed based on hierarchical linear model through HLM software.
Results: The findings showed that individual characteristics had a larger impact on fertility than province characteristics impact. Women's fertility difference by province was significant. All individual characteristics had a significant impact on fertility and it explained a total of 44% of variance of women's fertility. Also, about 46% of variance of interprovincial childbearing was explained through characteristics for provinces in this study.
Conclusion: Since currently the socio-economic development indexes are sub-optimal, more intense decline in fertility is likely and the relative continuity of the current fertility level is to be expected.
Methods: The data were extracted from the Census 2016 and some of the province data were analyzed based on hierarchical linear model through HLM software.
Results: The findings showed that individual characteristics had a larger impact on fertility than province characteristics impact. Women's fertility difference by province was significant. All individual characteristics had a significant impact on fertility and it explained a total of 44% of variance of women's fertility. Also, about 46% of variance of interprovincial childbearing was explained through characteristics for provinces in this study.
Conclusion: Since currently the socio-economic development indexes are sub-optimal, more intense decline in fertility is likely and the relative continuity of the current fertility level is to be expected.
type of study: Descriptive |
Received: 2020/03/24 | Accepted: 2020/06/16 | ePublished ahead of print: 2020/06/30 | Published: 2020/06/30
Received: 2020/03/24 | Accepted: 2020/06/16 | ePublished ahead of print: 2020/06/30 | Published: 2020/06/30
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