Study of Human Fertility Behaviour using Some Statistical Techniques

Abstract

Human fertility is a very complex socio-cultural physiological phenomenon which newlineneeds not only one but many disciplinary approach for its study to have insight into newlineits total reality. It is one of the three most crucial demographic factors that govern the newlinepace of population dynamics and determines the demographic feature of any country. newlineBecause of its essential role in shaping the demographic profile to a great extent, it has newlineappealed many sociologist, demographers for study of human reproduction. Precise newlineestimates of human fertility are very important for formulation, implementation and newlineexecution of diversified development plans and family welfare programs. newlineStudy of fertility aroused attention to try to understand the dynamics of change newlinein population composition and vital rates because it is one of the positive vital force newlinemainly responsible for higher rate of population growth. Fertility is a physiological newlineprocess, but it is a result of various social, economic, political, behavioural and newlinecultural factors. These factors are intertwined, one affects the other and vice-versa, newlineand consequently they affect fertility in a very complex manner. Demographic analysis newlineis interested in demographic events, these events are marked by births, deaths, newlinemovement form a geographical territory, marriages etc. newline