Abstract
Data from a study on modernization by A.K. Singh collected in Bihar state in northeast India were analyzed in an attempt to determine relationships between family size preferences and attitudes toward birth control (2 dependent variables) with several variables including caste ethnicity occupation and education. 59% of the sample of 1300 farmers inexperienced and experienced factory workers and urban nonindustrial workers preferred 3 children or less; 82% preferred 4 or less. A positive correlation (r=.385) was found between the 2 dependent variables. Both formal education and membership in a work organization (factory) were positively related (significance level=.05) to preference for small families (3 children or less). In nonfactory groups education failed to show significant differences except among low Hindus. However education significantly influenced attitudes on birth control only among nonfactory workers; factory workers regardless of residence or educational level generally favored family planning.
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