Demographic and Socioeconomic Determinants of Indigenous Tribal Fertility Behaviour: A Case Study of Dinhata-II Block of Cooch Behar District, West Bengal

Research has shown that there is a close relationship between the fertility with the demographic and socioeconomic determinants. The human life is dependent on human characteristics. So, the human fertility is affected by the different aspects of demographic and socioeconomic determinants. This chapter focuses on role of demographic and socioeconomic determinants impact on tribal fertility of Dinhata-II block in the Cooch Behar District. The study was interview-based, with one respondent from one household. A total of 90 currently married women (CMW) who are in reproductive age group of 15–49 years olds were surveyed from 7 Gram Panchayat of Dinhata-II Block through a questionnaire survey during 25 December 2022 to 25 May 2023, with purposive random sampling technique and pre-designed questionnaire. The chi-square test was used to analyse the association between the fertility behaviour with the demographic and socioeconomic determinants of the tribal fertility. The multiple regression analysis was used to find out the most significant determinants and its significant role on fertility. According to the data, there was a significant relationship between the demographic and socioeconomic determinants of tribal fertility of the proposed study. The field survey report showing the children ever born, total number of pregnancies, gender preference and desire for son in the tribal families depends on the social determinant education status of married women and husband.