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Impact of Education and Age at Marriage on Fertility among Uttar Pradesh Migrants of Ludhiana, Punjab, India

Abstract In the present study an attempt has been made to investigate the relationship between mean age at marriage, education and fertility among Uttar Pradesh (U.P.) migrant families of Ludhiana district. The sample size comprises 1000 migrant families from U.P. belonging to age range of 15 to 50 years. Here fertility is used as the number of children ever born for women. Higher education and age at marriage could bring the reduction in fertility rate. Women education has a significant effect on fertility than men. This impact of education and age at marriage on fertility among Uttar Pradesh (U.P.) migrant has not yet been reported, especially during fertility transitions. In present study, we found the complex relationship between age at marriage, education and fertility.