This paper  is a preliminary exploration of the trends and spatial variation in gender differentials in adult in mo

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By the end of 1970-71, about 19% of the total number of couples in the reproductive age-group, estimated to be I

The rapid decline in mortality rates, rendered possible by the spread of modern medicine and

The birth rate in Kerala has shown a slow but steady decline particularly in the last ten to twelve years.