Abstract
This paper reports on a 1978 research project in Bangladesh which examined the pre-conditions for fertility decline by measuring the most quantifiable aspect of childrens value--their work within the family context. All activities between 5 a.m. and 10 p.m. for all family members over five years of age were recorded by duration for 294 persons in 45 families over one week yielding almost 35000 hours of observation. Attributes of the study include reliance solely on direct observation its detailed distinction between activities the examination of urban as well as rural populations and its identification of families not only by the socioeconomic characteristics of parents by also by their propensity to educate their children. Changes in the nature and relative size of work inputs by age and sex are related to incipient fertility decline and the conditions for Chayanovs Rule to hold true are established. (summary in FRE) (EXCERPT)
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