14. Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. Fertility in the Palestinian Territory. Ramallah: PCBS, 2002: 68pp.

This report provides basic indicators on fertility rate, fertility trends, and the direct and indirect fertility determinants in the Palestinian Territory. The changes that have taken place with regard to fertility have been studied and the current fertility indicators and the variations in these indicators have been pointed out in the first part of this report. The second part, discusses the current levels of fertility in the Palestinian Territory and the variation in those background characteristics. Third part deals with the reproductive patterns and the fourth part discusses trends of the fertility levels and the extent of change by age accompanying the changes in fertility rates. Moreover, part five presents the direct fertility determinants of the Palestinian Territory and part six discussed the indirect determinants. The seventh part deals with the reproduction preference, in addition to a summary, conclusion and recommendations.