Effects of modernization on desired fertility in Egypt
Effects of modernization on desired fertility in Egypt
Using a conceptual framework that borrows notions both from the economic theory of fertility and social interaction theory, this paper assesses the relative importance of social and economic modernisation at the individual and community level in explaining geographical differentials in desired fertility in Egypt. Using the 2000 Egyptian Demographic Health Survey and an up-to-date map of land cover in Egypt, this paper provides an application of an advanced methodology which uses a combination of multilevel modelling and geographical information system (GIS) techniques. The paper shows how GIS techniques facilitate the construction of several variables representing the level of economic modernisation, such as land use, road density and urbanisation. It illustrates how GIS techniques and multilevel modelling can help us to move forward a step in substantiating theories of community influences on fertility. This study also analyses the effect of current family composition on desired fertility in Egypt and reveals the desire of Egyptian society to have at least two children and at least one boy.
gis, economic theory of fertility, modernisation, desired fertility, egypt
353-376
Baschieri, Angela
8512fd8e-0c0a-4741-acb6-5d05bee0b108
September 2007
Baschieri, Angela
8512fd8e-0c0a-4741-acb6-5d05bee0b108
Baschieri, Angela
(2007)
Effects of modernization on desired fertility in Egypt.
Population, Space and Place, 13 (5), .
(doi:10.1002/psp.454).
Abstract
Using a conceptual framework that borrows notions both from the economic theory of fertility and social interaction theory, this paper assesses the relative importance of social and economic modernisation at the individual and community level in explaining geographical differentials in desired fertility in Egypt. Using the 2000 Egyptian Demographic Health Survey and an up-to-date map of land cover in Egypt, this paper provides an application of an advanced methodology which uses a combination of multilevel modelling and geographical information system (GIS) techniques. The paper shows how GIS techniques facilitate the construction of several variables representing the level of economic modernisation, such as land use, road density and urbanisation. It illustrates how GIS techniques and multilevel modelling can help us to move forward a step in substantiating theories of community influences on fertility. This study also analyses the effect of current family composition on desired fertility in Egypt and reveals the desire of Egyptian society to have at least two children and at least one boy.
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e-pub ahead of print date: 4 June 2007
Published date: September 2007
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Population Association of America 2005 Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, USA, 2005-03-31 - 2005-04-02
Keywords:
gis, economic theory of fertility, modernisation, desired fertility, egypt
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Social Statistics & Demography
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Local EPrints ID: 35149
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/35149
ISSN: 1544-8444
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Angela Baschieri
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