title: Birth number base and its application.
abstract: "This paper attempts to present the concept of 'birth number base' as a reflection of the fecundity of women, explain the methods of determining the base, and its application." The birth number base is defined as the number of births in a given year when the total fertility rate is one. The concept is applied to Chinese data from the 1 per 1,000 population survey of 1982 to project the number of births that will have to be prevented in the future if China is to reach its population targets.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D001208:Asia; D002681:China; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D005298:Fertility; D006285:Health Planning; D008722:Methods; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012098:Reproduction
keywords: Asia; Births Averted; China; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Eastern Asia; Family Planning; Family Planning Program Evaluation; Family Planning Programs; Fecundity; Fertility; Methodological Studies; Population; Population Dynamics; Reproduction