Data for the measurement of fertility levels have been collected through the Sample Census. A separate module was used to collect these data. The table shows that decline of CBR and TFR has started from 1984. It might have happened due to recall lapse of the births for the whole year specially those who died immediately after birth. Breast Feeding Indices in Bangladesh for Different Variables, Sample Census, 1991.
Rural mothers has more tendency of breast feeding.
Mothers of higher age group has more breast feeding tendency than the lower age groups. Breast feeding goes down for the higher educated sector.