| The quantity/quality of children hypothesis in developing countries: testing by considering some demographic experiences in China, India and Africa. | |
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PMID: 10165305 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Initially a general regression equation is estimated, making use of cross-country data, relating the level of the total fertility rate to a range of variables, including the level of per capita real income. There is a statistically significant negative relationship between the level of the total fertility rate and real income per capita. Once the theory of the quantity-cum-quality of children hypothesis is set out formally, and in a flexible form, it is clear that this statistical relationship is not inconsistent with this theory. However, this relationship is not a strong, or convincing, test of this hypothesis. To provide more satisfactory tests of this hypothesis, additional relevant information from various developing countries is used. Information on recent demographic changes in China provides a comparatively powerful, direct test of the theory. More indirect tests of the theory are provided by drawing on data for India in the 1960s, and for sub-Saharan African countries in the 1980s and early 1990s. These various tests suggest that the quantity-cum-quality hypothesis, in its flexible form, appears to explain some of the changes in fertility rates observed in various developing countries in recent decades. |
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Authors:
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A Martina |
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Health transition review : the cultural, social, and behavioural determinants of health Volume: 6 Suppl ISSN: 1036-4005 ISO Abbreviation: Health Transit Rev Publication Date: 1996 |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1997-04-07 Completed Date: 1997-04-07 Revised Date: 2006-11-15 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9114114 Medline TA: Health Transit Rev Country: AUSTRALIA |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 191-212 Citation Subset: T |
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Department of Edonomic History, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia. |
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Adolescent Adult Africa South of the Sahara Birth Rate / trends* China Cross-Cultural Comparison* Female Health Transition* Humans Income* India Infant, Newborn Male Models, Theoretical Regression Analysis |
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