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Birth and Fertility (Theories of Fertility (Economic, Structural, and…
Birth and Fertility
Theories of Fertility
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Economic, Structural, and Cultural Theories
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Measuring Fertility
A womans level of fertility refers to the number of live births she has actually experienced at a specific point in her life.
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The opposite of fecundity is sterility which is the inability to conceive. This condition affects 10% of women in the US population.
Common Period Measures
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GFR-General Fertility Rate: defined as the number of births that occur in a population during a year per 1000 women of childbearing ages alive at midyear. (15-44)
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Four Vital Events: Birth, Death, in-migration, and out-migration
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