Statistical modeling of selected aspects of the childbearing process with application to World Fertility Survey countries.
"A mathematical model for estimation of certain aspects of the childbearing process, which requires only data on age-specific fertility rates, is developed.  Synthetic maternal childbearing indices, namely, mean ages at first and last birth, length of reproductive life span, inter-birth spacing, and proportion of childless women, in addition to the well-known mean age at childbearing, for the WFS [World Fertility Surveys conducted in developing] countries are obtained using the proposed model.  The indices are free from age truncation effects, and, under certain assumptions, provide information about a cohort's completed fertility before the women stop reproducing.  The effects of women's residence and education on fertility are also examined."  (SUMMARY IN FRE)
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D000367:Age Factors; D001721:Birth Intervals; D001723:Birth Rate; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004522:Educational Status; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005298:Fertility; D008423:Maternal Age; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012098:Reproduction; D012106:Research; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic
Age Factors; Age Specific Fertility Rate; Birth Intervals; Birth Rate; Birth Spacing; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Educational Status--women; Estimation Technics; Family Planning; Fertility; Fertility Measurements; Fertility Rate; Fertility Surveys; Mathematical Model; Models, Theoretical; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Reproduction; Reproductive Period; Research Methodology; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; World Fertility Surveys