title: The synthesis economic fertility model:  a latent variable investigation of some critical attributes.
abstract: "This study uses Nicaraguan data to estimate a latent variable system of reduced-form demands for births, infant mortality, contraception, nutrition and breastfeeding.  The estimates support some of the synthesis extensions to the standard fertility model, such as the concurrent increase of contraception, health, nutrition and fertility and decline in breastfeeding with income increases from initial low levels.... The initial stages of development may experience an increase in family size despite an increase in contraceptive use...as well as a profertility impact of reduced breastfeeding."  Data are from a survey of women aged 15-45 that was conducted in Nicaragua from 1977 to 1978.
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D001723:Birth Rate; D001942:Breast Feeding; D002489:Central America; D003267:Contraception; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D003710:Demography; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005298:Fertility; D006262:Health; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D007182:Income; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D007843:Latin America; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009026:Mortality; D009527:Nicaragua; D009656:North America; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D011153:Population; D011157:Population Dynamics; D011640:Public Policy; D012106:Research; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic
keywords: Americas; Birth Rate; Breast Feeding; Central America; Contraception; Contraceptive Usage; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Estimation Technics; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Planning; Family Size; Fertility; Fertility Decline; Fertility Measurements; Health; Income--changes; Indirect Estimation Technics; Infant Mortality; Infant Nutrition; Latin America; Models, Theoretical; Mortality; Needs; Nicaragua; North America; Nutrition; Policy; Population; Population Dynamics; Population Policy; Research Methodology; Social Policy; Socioeconomic Factors