Rural community transformation and fertility transition in Malaysia

Abstract

The rural transformation experienced due to the fertility transition in Malaysia has proven to be very meaningful research. The research question of this study is aimed at the following motivations which led to a smaller number of children. This study used the factor analysis method to establish eight main groups of 65 items in the survey. The findings of this research will be beneficial for many people in determining the direction of developments of local communities either in terms of population or national development planning in the future. The objectives of this research have led to the identification of factors influencing fertility rates in rural area Malaysia. The analysis factor and regression method have been used to find the relationship among 385 women aged fifteen years and above. The results from the multiple regression method were used to predict the relationship between fertility and multiple variables such as the age of first marriage, education, occupation and income. All these factors showed that women in rural areas are also affected by the spill-over of the fertility variable factors as translated in the Transitions of the Modern Fertility which will lead to a decrease in the gross birth rate as has happened all over the world.