The fertility of preindustrial societies has long been of interest to biological anthropologists,
archaeologists, and ethnologists. Until recently, however, anthropological research on this …

The transition to parenthood is a major event in the lifespan of any individual, but takes on
special significance when it precedes the transition to education, work, citizenship and …

This book is intended as a relatively nontechnica1 introduction to eurrent demographie
methods. It has been several years in preparation, beginning from occasional class …

Fertility in Africa remains the highest in the world: the average total fertility rate for the
continent is about 6.3 children per woman. With the possible exceptions of Botswana, Kenya …

A prime focus of interest in demography has always been the occurrence of events and
consequences of these events for population stocks. Central to our concerns are births …

MEASURE DHS assists countries worldwide in the collection and use of data to monitor and
evaluate population, health, and nutrition programs. Additional information about the …

Procedures are developed to allocate the change in mean fertility to the change in specific
parities or groups of parities. One procedure uses the proportion at each parity and another …

El presents trabajo tiene como próposito esbozar un conjunto de ejes analíticos, acotados a
estructuras y procesos sociales releuantes, para explorar la manera en que ciertos …

Abstract Data from the 1981–82 Nigeria Fertility Survey (NFS) are used to identify the key
proximate determinants of fertility in Nigeria. The patterns of their individual and collective …

Whatever proximate variables are examined, their differential effects on rural and urban
fertility are small. This indicates that no major disturbance has taken place in urban or rural …