Education is the Best Contraceptive: A Case Study of Faisalabad

Abstract

The study examined the role of education on fertility trends in Faisalabad city. For the purpose primary and secondary sources of data were used. Primary data was collected through structured questionnaire and total sample of 250 respondents was selected from four locations of Faisalabad city. Level of education, ideal family size and wife s’ education were variables for the purpose. It was observed that education has a great effect on number of children, ideal family size. Family size is directly related to education level of the mother.

DOI: 10.5901/jesr.2014.v4n3p475