Woman's workload and infant feeding practices: a relationship with demographic implications

Ethnology Vol/Iss. 13(2) University of Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, Pa Published In Pages: 207-214
By Nerlove, Sara

Hypothesis

"Women who begin supplementary feeding of their infants before the age of one month participate to a greater degree in the subsistence activities of agriculture, hunting, fishing and animal husbandry than do women who begin supplementary feeding of their infants after one month" (210)

Test

Test NameSupportSignificanceCoefficientTail
t-testSupportedp<.05UNKNOWNTwo-tailed

Variables

Variable NameVariable Type OCM Term(s)
Female Participation In SubsistenceDependentGender Status
Inception Of Supplementary FeedingIndependentInfant Feeding