title: [The natural increase of the Catholic population of Quebec before 1850:  historiographic and quantitative perspectives].
abstract: "The author presents a critical evaluation of the different estimates of birth, death, and marriage rates in French Canada before 1850.  He examines critically the sensitivity of these estimates to changes in the nature of the prevailing conceptual framework.  In particular, the impact of the 'natalist' tradition and of the 'demographic transition hypothesis' on these estimates is noted."  (summary in ENG)
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ouellet
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D001723:Birth Rate; D002170:Canada; D002410:Catholicism; D002835:Christianity; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005298:Fertility; D008393:Marriage; D009026:Mortality; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011158:Population Growth; D012067:Religion; D012106:Research; D012942:Social Sciences; D013223:Statistics as Topic
keywords: Americas; Birth Rate; Canada; Catholicism; Christianity; Critique; Demographic Factors; Demographic Transition; Demography; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Estimation Technics; Evaluation; Fertility; Historical Demography; Historical Survey; Marriage; Marriage Patterns; Mortality; Natural Increase; North America; Northern America; Nuptiality; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Growth; Population Growth Estimation; Religion; Research Methodology; Social Sciences