From the preface: This book presents data on mortality from recorded causes of death in 180 populations, with detail provided on age and sex. This volume should reduce substantially problems of data availability by providing information on mortality experience spanning a period of 103 years, for...

This paper reviews the major social and demographic forces influencing American fertility levels with the aim of predicting changes during the next three decades. Increases in the Hispanic population and in educational attainment are expected to have modest and offsetting effects on fertility...

This paper reviews the major social and demographic forces influencing American fertility levels with the aim of predicting changes during the next three decades. Increases in the Hispanic population and in educational attainment are expected to have modest and offsetting effects on fertility...