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Defining a sub-Saharan fertility pattern and a standard for use with the relational Gompertz model
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| author | Van Gijsen, Rienier |
| author2 | Moultrie, Tom |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/5887 Defining a sub-Saharan fertility pattern and a standard for use with the relational Gompertz model Van Gijsen, Rienier Moultrie, Tom Demography Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 122-124). The relational Gompertz model is often used to obtain fertility estimates for sub-Saharan Africa populations. This indirect estimation technique is dependent on a fertility standard - the Booth standard. This standard was developed in 1979 using a selection of 33 Coale-Trussell schedules congruent with high fertility patterns. However, evidence from 61 Demographic and Health Surveys of sub-Saharan countries shows that fertility has decreased to levels that were considered medium fertility at the time the standard was developed. This raises concerns about the continued relevance of the (high fertility) Booth standard. In particular, the standard would appear to consistently underestimate fertility among African women aged 45-49. 2014-07-31T12:39:28Z 2014-07-31T12:39:28Z 2009 Master Thesis Masters MPhil http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5887 eng application/pdf Centre for Actuarial Research (CARE) Faculty of Commerce University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Demography Van Gijsen, Rienier Defining a sub-Saharan fertility pattern and a standard for use with the relational Gompertz model |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | Defining a sub-Saharan fertility pattern and a standard for use with the relational Gompertz model |
| title_full | Defining a sub-Saharan fertility pattern and a standard for use with the relational Gompertz model |
| title_fullStr | Defining a sub-Saharan fertility pattern and a standard for use with the relational Gompertz model |
| title_full_unstemmed | Defining a sub-Saharan fertility pattern and a standard for use with the relational Gompertz model |
| title_short | Defining a sub-Saharan fertility pattern and a standard for use with the relational Gompertz model |
| title_sort | defining a sub saharan fertility pattern and a standard for use with the relational gompertz model |
| topic | Demography |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5887 |
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