Spatial Divisions and Fertility in India

Table 1

Selected determinants of total numbers of children: mean and proportions by geographical division.

Variable	Northern		Deccan		Himalayan
	Mean	Percentage	Mean	Percentage	Mean	Percentage
Age of marriage (Yrs)	17.26		18.04		19.14
Years of schooling (Yrs)	5.19		6.63		6.74
Child loss	0.18		0.12		0.10
Hindu		76.76		80.60		50.05
Muslim		15.99		11.66		12.38
Religion
Christian		1.00		5.08		29.06
Others		6.27		2.86		8.51
Wealth Index
Poorer		16.95		12.53		12.47
Middle		16.96		18.01		24.51
Richer		20.56		24.60		28.41
Richest		28.91		33.86		30.65
Poorest		16.64		11.22		4.16