Type | Journal Article - Journal of Social Sciences |
Title | Educational pursuit and income as correlates of family size in Ondo State, Nigeria |
Author(s) | |
Volume | 23 |
Issue | 2 |
Publication (Day/Month/Year) | 2010 |
Page numbers | 123-127 |
URL | http://www.krepublishers.com/02-Journals/JSS/JSS-23-0-000-10-Web/JSS-23-2-000-10-Abst-PDF/JSS-23-2-123-10-805-Owuamanam-T-O/JSS-23-2-123-10-805-Owuamanam-T-O-Tt.pdf |
Abstract | This study investigated the relationship between couple’s education and income with their family size. The study identified educational pursuit and income as correlates of family size in Ondo State. The design for this work was a survey. The result of the study revealed that education and income had significant relationships with family size. Based on the findings, It was recommended that guidance counsellor and social health workers should help married people in planning for their families. Sex and martial counselling programmes should include factors that could influence family size as found in the study |
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