Srinagar: More than half of the population consider two or fewer children to be the ideal size of the family in J&K, according to the National Health and Family Survey (NHFS).
It said that there is strong preference for sons in J&K and just seven percent of couples prefer more daughters than sons.
“Fifty-four percent of currently married women and forty-four percent of men in the 15-49 group want no more children, are already sterilized, or have a spouse who is sterilized.” It adds.

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