Educational pursuit and income as correlates of family size in Ondo State, Nigeria

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-23-2-1​23-10-805-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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