TY - JOUR T1 - Effects of Socio-Economic Variables on Expected Fertility in Bangladesh AU - , Ripter Hossain JO - Pakistan Journal of Social Sciences VL - 3 IS - 6 SP - 857 EP - 859 PY - 2005 DA - 2001/08/19 SN - 1683-8831 DO - pjssci.2005.857.859 UR - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=pjssci.2005.857.859 KW - Expected fertility KW -husband’s education KW -family size AB - This articles attempts to investigate the effects of socio-economic variables on expected fertility in Bangladesh by multivariate techniques. It is found that wife’s education and occupation have a negative effect and husband’s education has a positive effect but husband’s occupation has negative effect on expected family size. Ownership of agricultural land and Luxery goods, have positive effect on expected fertility. Two demographic variables age of wife’s and religion, have positive effect on expected family size. ER -