- Socio-economic factors play a significant role in determining fertility rates. - Factors like poverty, traditional family structures, and marriage patterns can contribute to higher birth rates. - Factors like urbanisation, education, and access to healthcare/ family planning tend to reduce birth rates.
Which of the following socio-economic factors tend to keep birth rate in India significantly high ? 1. Poverty 2. Joint family system 3. Urbanisation 4. Universal marriage Select the correct answer using the code given below :
Asked in UPSC SO Steno 2017 · Topic: India: Population (Fertility Trends, Determinants, and Differentials)
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