title: Fertility differentials and their impact on population distribution and composition in Northern Ireland.
abstract: The geographical variability of fertility in Northern Ireland is described and related to the factors of religious denomination, social class, and proportion of the population who are married.  Although the substantial differences in birthrate from 1 region to another have a significant impact on population composition, it is concluded that internal migration rather than natural increase is the more important component of regional population growth and changing population.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Compton
mesh_terms: D001723:Birth Rate; D003710:Demography; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005060:Europe; D005298:Fertility; D005843:Geography; D008393:Marriage; D009660:Northern Ireland; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012067:Religion; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Birth Rate; Demographic Factors; Europe; Fertility; Fertility Measurements; Fertility Rate--changes; Fertility Surveys; Geographic Factors; Marriage; Migration; Migration, Internal; Northern Ireland; Population; Population Dynamics; Religion; Research Report; Social Class; Socioeconomic Factors; Spatial Distribution; Western Europe