title: Intervals between marriage and first birth in mothers and daughters.
abstract: Marriage-first birth intervals are examined in two historical populations, Quebec (1608-1765) and Haut-Jura (1689-1980), comparing intervals in mothers and daughters, and in sister-sister pairs. The results point to a weak relationship between intervals of mothers and daughters, though it does not attain significance. Shared environment does not seem to be responsible since there is no association between pairs of sisters from the same populations.
authors.affiliation: Département de Démographie, Université de Montréal, Canada.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Desjardins
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bideau
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Heyer
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brunet
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001721:Birth Intervals; D005298:Fertility; D005602:France; D006801:Humans; D008393:Marriage; D011792:Quebec