Female work participation and child labour: occupational data from NFHS

Type Working Paper - Economic and Political Weekly
Title Female work participation and child labour: occupational data from NFHS
Author(s)
Volume 39
Issue 7
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2004
Page numbers 736-744
URL http://www.jstor.org/stable/4414649
Abstract
This study examines female work participation and child labour rates using occupational data from NFHS and compares this data with the 2001 Census and NSS data. Attempts are made to identify the determinants of both female work participation and child labour. It is found that the larger the size of the family, the lower is the ability of a woman to participate in economic activity. Household size is not a determining factor for the participation of children in the workforce.

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