Marriage form and fertility in rural China: An investigation in three counties

Population Research and Policy Review

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 141-156

  Jin, Xiaoyi ^a   Li, Shuzhuo ^a   Feldman, Marcus W ^b  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

China; Fertility; Marriage form

Indexed keywords

DEMOGRAPHIC TRANSITION; FERTILITY; MARRIAGE; RURAL AREA;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST;

EID: 33750115044     PISSN: 01675923     EISSN: 15737829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11113-006-0001-7     Document Type: Article

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