01460pab a2200181 454500008004000000100002100040245007600061260000900137300001600146362001300162520091500175650003601090650004101126650004201167650002001209700001501229773003401244180718b2002 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d aSengupta, Piyali aEnrolment, dropout and grade completion of girl children in West Bengal c2002 ap.1621-637. a27 April aThis paper studies the impact of household demand factors on the school participation and performance in four villages and two urban wards of West Bengal. The aim of the study was to assess the relative importance of these factors on the schooling choices made for girl children. The results indicated that some of the strongest enabling factors with regard to girls' school participation and grade attainment were household resource factors such as parental, especially maternal schooling, father's occupation, and family income. Urban residence, as expected, had a strong positive association, and significant cohort effects were observed with regard to the schooling outcomes. A girl child's labour force participation significantly reduced the demand for schooling, and the amount of schooling obtained. Religion and caste factors emerged as important determinants of schooling, as well. - Reproduced. aEnrolment - India - West Bengal aWomens studies - India - West Bengal aGirls education - India - West Bengal aGirls education aGuha, Jaba aEconomic and Political Weekly