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Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mempelajari pola dan perbedaan fertilitas dan jugamempelajari faktor sosio-ekonomi, budaya dan demografi yang mempengaruhifertilitas di kawasan Indonesia Timur. Data yang digunakan adalah SurveiDemografi dan Kesehatan Indonesia tahun 2012 dengan menerapkan metodeanalisis tabulasi silang dan regresi logistik biner. Wanita yang memiliki tiga anakatau lebih, cenderung lebih tinggi pada wanita yang berumur 35 ? 49 tahun,berpendidikan rendah, wanita dengan preferensi jenis kelamin anak laki-laki,menikah pada umur kawin pertama ≤ 20 tahun, tinggal didaerah perdesaan,bekerja dan yang pernah mengalami kematian anak. Hasil penelitianmenunjukkan bahwa faktor-faktor sosial ekonomi, budaya dan demografi secarastatistik signifikan mempengaruhi fertilitas di Indonesia Timur. Faktor-faktoryang berpengaruh terhadap fertilitas di Indonesia Timur adalah adalah umurwanita, pendidikan wanita, preferensi jenis kelamin anak, umur kawin pertamadan kematian anak.

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ABSTRACT
The objectives of this paper is to studying the patterns and differences of fertilityand also studying the socio-economic, culture and demographic factor thataffecting fertility in Eastern Indonesia. The data used are from results of IndonesiaDemographic and Health Survey, 2012 The analysis using crosstabulation andbinary logistic regression. lower educated, women with gender preference son,first married at age ≤ 20 years of marriage, living in the rural areas, worked andwomen who have experienced child mortality. The results showed the socioeconomic,culture and demographic factor significantly affect fertility in EasternIndonesia. Women who have three more children is higher in women aged 35-49years, The factors significant affected fertility in Eastern Indonesia is womenaged, education, child gender preference, first age at marriage and child mortality;The objectives of this paper is to studying the patterns and differences of fertilityand also studying the socio-economic, culture and demographic factor thataffecting fertility in Eastern Indonesia. The data used are from results of IndonesiaDemographic and Health Survey, 2012 The analysis using crosstabulation andbinary logistic regression. lower educated, women with gender preference son,first married at age ≤ 20 years of marriage, living in the rural areas, worked andwomen who have experienced child mortality. The results showed the socioeconomic,culture and demographic factor significantly affect fertility in EasternIndonesia. Women who have three more children is higher in women aged 35-49years, The factors significant affected fertility in Eastern Indonesia is womenaged, education, child gender preference, first age at marriage and child mortality, The objectives of this paper is to studying the patterns and differences of fertilityand also studying the socio-economic, culture and demographic factor thataffecting fertility in Eastern Indonesia. The data used are from results of IndonesiaDemographic and Health Survey, 2012 The analysis using crosstabulation andbinary logistic regression. lower educated, women with gender preference son,first married at age ≤ 20 years of marriage, living in the rural areas, worked andwomen who have experienced child mortality. The results showed the socioeconomic,culture and demographic factor significantly affect fertility in EasternIndonesia. Women who have three more children is higher in women aged 35-49years, The factors significant affected fertility in Eastern Indonesia is womenaged, education, child gender preference, first age at marriage and child mortality]