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Missing Women and India’s Religious Demography

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dc.contributor.authorBorooah, Vani
dc.contributor.authorDo, Quy-Toan
dc.contributor.authorIyer, Sriya
dc.contributor.authorJoshi, Shareen
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T19:13:19Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T19:13:19Z
dc.date.issued2009-10-01
dc.description.abstractThe authors use recent data from the 2006 National Family Health Survey of India to explore the relationship between religion and demographic behavior. They find that fertility and mortality vary not only between religious groups, but also across caste groups. These groups also differ with respect to socio-economic status. The central finding of this paper is that despite their socio-economic disadvantages, Muslims have higher fertility than their Hindu counterparts and also exhibit lower levels of infant mortality (particularly female infant mortality). This effect is robust to the inclusion of controls for non-religious factors such as socio-economic status and area of residence. This result has important policy implications because it suggests that India's problem of "missing women" may be concentrated in particular groups. The authors conclude that religion and caste play a key role in determining the demographic characteristics of India.en
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20091027094625
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5096
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/4288
dc.languageEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research working paper ; no. WPS 5096
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABORTION
dc.subjectAGE AT MARRIAGE
dc.subjectAVERAGE AGE
dc.subjectBIRTH CONTROL
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCHILD-BEARING
dc.subjectCHILDBEARING
dc.subjectCHILDBEARING AGES
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTION
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTIVE USE
dc.subjectCOURT
dc.subjectDEATHS
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC CHANGE
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHY
dc.subjectDIFFERENTIALS IN FERTILITY
dc.subjectDIVORCE
dc.subjectDRINKING WATER
dc.subjectECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEQUAL TREATMENT
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY HEALTH
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectFAMILY WELFARE
dc.subjectFATHER
dc.subjectFATHERS
dc.subjectFEMALE
dc.subjectFEMALE EDUCATION
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR FORCE
dc.subjectFEMALE MORTALITY
dc.subjectFEMALES
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectFERTILITY BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectFERTILITY DECLINE
dc.subjectFERTILITY PATTERNS
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATE
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATES
dc.subjectFERTILITY TRANSITION
dc.subjectFEWER CHILDREN
dc.subjectFIRST MARRIAGE
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDER BIAS
dc.subjectGENDER DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectGENDER NORMS
dc.subjectHOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD ASSETS
dc.subjectHOUSES
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHUSBAND
dc.subjectHUSBANDS
dc.subjectIMMIGRANT
dc.subjectIMMIGRANTS
dc.subjectIMMUNIZATION
dc.subjectIMPORTANT POLICY
dc.subjectINEQUALITY
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY RATES
dc.subjectINHERITANCE
dc.subjectINSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS
dc.subjectISLAMIC LAW
dc.subjectKINSHIP
dc.subjectKINSHIP STRUCTURE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKETS
dc.subjectLAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectLEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLEVELS OF INFANT
dc.subjectLITERACY
dc.subjectLOWER FERTILITY
dc.subjectMALE MORTALITY
dc.subjectMALE SEX
dc.subjectMARRIAGES
dc.subjectMASS MEDIA
dc.subjectMEASLES
dc.subjectMEAT
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF HEALTH
dc.subjectMINORITY
dc.subjectMISCARRIAGES
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectMORTALITY RISK
dc.subjectMORTALITY RISKS
dc.subjectMOTHER
dc.subjectMOTHERS
dc.subjectMUSLIM GIRLS
dc.subjectMUSLIM WOMEN
dc.subjectNATIONAL FAMILY HEALTH SURVEY
dc.subjectNATIONAL LEVEL
dc.subjectNUMBER OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectNUMBER OF CHILDREN PER WOMAN
dc.subjectNUMBER OF GIRLS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF WOMEN
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL INTAKES
dc.subjectOLD AGES
dc.subjectOLD-AGE
dc.subjectPARENTS
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH
dc.subjectPOLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER
dc.subjectPOLIO
dc.subjectPOPULATION AND DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH RATE
dc.subjectPOPULATION GROWTH RATES
dc.subjectPOPULATION STUDIES
dc.subjectPOPULATION STUDY
dc.subjectPREFERENCE FOR SONS
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectPROPERTY RIGHTS
dc.subjectRELIGIOUS DIFFERENCES
dc.subjectRELIGIOUS GROUP
dc.subjectRELIGIOUS GROUPS
dc.subjectRESIDENCE
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRISK OF DEATH
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectSCHOOL ENROLMENT
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectSELECTIVE ABORTION
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSEX RATIO
dc.subjectSEX RATIOS
dc.subjectSEX-SELECTIVE ABORTIONS
dc.subjectSHARIA
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectSON PREFERENCE
dc.subjectSTATUS OF WOMEN
dc.subjectSTD
dc.subjectSURVIVAL ADVANTAGE
dc.subjectTECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectTELEVISION
dc.subjectUNFPA
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectUSE OF CONTRACEPTION
dc.subjectVIOLENCE
dc.subjectWIFE
dc.subjectWILL
dc.subjectWIVES
dc.subjectWOMAN
dc.titleMissing Women and India’s Religious Demographyen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaGender
okr.crossref.titleMissing Women And India's Religious Demography
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T12:01:52.082334Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Policy Research Working Paper
okr.docurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000158349_20091027094625
okr.globalpracticeGovernance
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.guid282101468044089316
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-5096
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum000158349_20091027094625
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum11263351
okr.identifier.reportWPS5096
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2009/10/27/000158349_20091027094625/Rendered/PDF/WPS5096.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryIndia
okr.region.geographicalSouth Asia
okr.region.geographicalAsia
okr.sectorOther social services,Law and justice,Health,General public administration sector,General education sector
okr.sectorHealth and other social services,Public Administration, Law, and Justice,Education
okr.themeSocial safety nets,Social analysis and monitoring,Poverty strategy, analysis and monitoring,Economic statistics, modeling and forecasting,Analysis of economic growth
okr.themeSocial dev/gender/inclusion,Social protection and risk management,Economic management
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicGender::Gender and Law
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Adolescent Health
okr.topicGender::Gender and Health
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.unitDevelopment Research Group (DECRG)
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