title: Regional trends in crude birth, death, and natural increase rates in Russia and the USSR: 1897-1989.
abstract: "This paper establishes and discusses briefly regional patterns and trends in crude birth, death, and natural increase rates in Russia and the USSR from the turn of the century to 1989. The study is based on a comparable regional framework and placed in the context of the demographic transition theory. It discusses sources, collection, and quality of data, as well as necessary estimating procedures. An attempt also is made to examine briefly regional age-standardized rates."
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Rowland
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D001723:Birth Rate; D003625:Data Collection; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D005060:Europe; D005061:Europe, Eastern; D005298:Fertility; D009026:Mortality; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011158:Population Growth; D012106:Research; D012107:Research Design; D012426:Russia; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D014586:USSR
keywords: Age Factors; Birth Rate; Data Analysis; Data Collection; Data Quality; Data Sources; Death Rate; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Eastern Europe; Europe; Fertility; Fertility Measurements; Historical Survey; Mortality; Natural Increase; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Population Growth; Research Methodology; Russia; Ussr