Statistical modeling of selected aspects of the childbearing process with application to World Fertility Survey countries
Horne, A.D.; El-khorazaty, M.N.; Suchindran, C.M.
Mathematical Population Studies 2(3): 183-207
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0889-8480 PMID: 12283027 DOI: 10.1080/08898489009525306Document Number: 387625
"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)