Population Pyramids Yield Accurate Estimates of Total Fertility Rates.

The primary fertility index for a population, the total fertility rate (TFR), cannot be calculated for many areas and periods because it requires disaggregation of births by mother's age. Here we discuss a flexible framework for estimating TFR using inputs as minimal as a population pyramid. We deve...

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Publicado en:	Demography (Springer Nature) Vol. 57; no. 1; pp. 221 - 242
Autores principales:	Hauer, Mathew E., Schmertmann, Carl P.
Formato:	journal article
Publicado:	Springer Nature Feb2020
Materias:	United States Fertility Human fertility Demographic surveys Maternal age Birth certificates
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