Multiple Responses to Population Pressure
In population/development terms poverty is viewed as being associated with higher family/household size. In a 1996 survey of rural Bukoba District, Tanzania, for sources of poverty by Kamuzora and Gwalema (1998), two findings were made, prompting further study. One was that poverty level seemed to decrease with higher household size and number of children. Two, a significant majority of men and women of reproductive age reported having two or more children beyond what they desired, and despite complaining of rising child costs, only less than 19 and 30 percent respectively, were using methods of fertility regulation.