Stochastic model applicable to the study of open birth intervals regardless of parity
Pandey, A.; Singh, R.N.
Rural Demography 15(1-2): 19-26
1988
ISSN/ISBN: 1010-3783 PMID: 12343241 Document Number: 375399
A probability model is presented describing the variation in open birth intervals regardless of parity of women having specific marital duration. Open birth intervals is the period between the date of last birth and the date of the survey. This model may be applied to analyze data for women of both short and long marital duration. Open birth intervals for any marriage cohort may be models. For illustrative purposes, the model is applied to open birth interval data collected in the Demographic Survey of Varanasi in 1969-70. Women with 10 years marital duration are considered for the study, excluding those who have not given birth over a 10-year period.