title: Immigrant fertility:  an examination of social characteristics and assimilation.
abstract: "This study compares the fertility patterns of foreign-born and native-born women in Canada and examines whether [the] same set of social characteristics accounts for differential fertility among both the groups.  The study also assesses the importance of social characteristics and assimilation on immigrant fertility behavior.  Two generations of currently married/cohabiting women with spouse present are analyzed using multiple regressions.  The results reveal similar effects on fertility of social characteristics for foreign-born and native-born, while in the case of younger generations the effects are stronger."
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Krishnan
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Krotki
mesh_terms: D000069:Acculturation; D000367:Age Factors; D000569:Americas; D001519:Behavior; D001723:Birth Rate; D002170:Canada; D003142:Communication; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D004467:Economics; D004522:Educational Status; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005006:Ethnicity; D005298:Fertility; D007802:Language; D008393:Marriage; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012067:Religion; D012106:Research; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012919:Social Behavior; D012922:Social Change; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013997:Time Factors; D014171:Transients and Migrants
keywords: Acculturation; Age Factors; Americas; Behavior; Canada; Communication; Comparative Studies; Data Analysis; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Differential Fertility; Economic Factors; Educational Status--women; Fertility; Fertility Determinants; Fertility Measurements; Fertility Surveys; Foreigners; Interdisciplinary Studies; International Migration; Language; Marriage; Marriage Age; Marriage Duration; Marriage Patterns; Migrants--women; Migration; Multivariate Analysis; Nationality; Native-born; North America; Northern America; Nuptiality; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Religion; Research Methodology; Social Adjustment; Social Behavior; Social Change; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Studies; Time Factors