took place in a concentrated period of time. Among the latter was a sharp fall in fertility rates, leading to a growing …

The birth-interval approach to the study of fertility reflects two aspects of the process of reproduction: (1) the … quantum of fertility as indicated by the proportion of women who move to the next higher parity; and (2) the tempo of … fertility, as measured by the time it takes to make the transition for those women who continue reproduction. This paper focuses …

persistence of high fertility in sub-Saharan Africa. Although fertility behaviour depends on multiplicity of factors, childhood … mortality affect fertility are well understood, the empirical evidence has been inconsistent. Thus, the unsettled nature of the … link between childhood mortality and fertility was a major motivation for this study. Methodologically, the paper examines …

measure of fertility used in this analysis is the total fertility rate (TFR), which indicates the average number of children a …Based on an analysis of fertility estimates from NFHS-1, NFHS-2, and India's Sample Registration System (SRS), this … report attempts to provide accurate estimates of fertility levels and trends in the state of Uttar Pradesh. The primary …

This paper develops multivariate methods for analyzing (1) effects of socioeconomic variables on the total fertility … rate and its components and (2) effects of socioeconomic variables on the trend in the total fertility rate and its … components. For the multivariate methods to be applicable, the total fertility rate must be calculated from parity progression …

using the own-children method of fertility estimation. The own-children estimates incorporate additional adjustments to …/rural residence, and woman's education. The own-children estimates indicate that the total fertility rate (TFR) fell from 4.96 to 4 …The objectives of this paper are, first, to provide improved estimates of recent fertility levels and trend in Nepal …

This paper develops multivariate methods for analyzing (1) effects of socioeconomic variables on the total fertility … rate and its components and (2) effects of socioeconomic variables on the trend in the total fertility rate and its … components. For the multivariate methods to be applicable, the total fertility rate must be calculated from parity progression …

This paper develops multivariate methods for analyzing (1) effects of socioeconomic variables on the total fertility … rate and its components and (2) effects of socioeconomic variables on the trend in the total fertility rate and its … components. For the multivariate methods to be applicable, the total fertility rate must be calculated from parity progression …

This paper examines Guangdong's fertility decline between 1975 and 2005 and analyzes how it has been influenced by both … fertility policy and economic development. Guangdong's economic development has been very rapid and has attracted huge numbers … of migrants from other provinces. The effect of this migration on Guangdong's fertility is an important part of the story …

This paper develops multivariate methods for analyzing (1) effects of socioeconomic variables on the total fertility … rate and its components and (2) effects of socioeconomic variables on the trend in the total fertility rate and its … components. For the multivariate methods to be applicable, the total fertility rate must be calculated from parity progression …