Ethnic fertility behavior and internal migration in Nigeria: revisiting the migrant fertility hypotheses

Ethnic fertility behavior and internal migration in Nigeria: revisiting the migrant fertility hypotheses

Abstract Fertility patterns in Nigeria are high and widely skewed away from the targets of the country’s population policy. As population growth is fueled by natural increase and migration, and with spatial disparities in fertility preferences among the different ethnic groups in Nigeria, this study...

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Main Authors: Clifford O. Odimegwu, Yemi Adewoyin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-03-01
Series:Genus
Subjects:
Fertility behavior
Internal migration
Ethnicity
Adaptation hypothesis
Socialization hypothesis
Selectivity hypothesis
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41118-020-00073-8

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