England and Wales: Stable fertility and pronounced social status differences

For nearly three decades, the total fertility rate in England and Wales has remained high relative to other European countries, and stable at about 1.7 births per woman. In this chapter, we examine trends in both period and cohort fertility throughout the twentieth century, and demonstrate some impo...

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Main Author: Wendy Sigle-Rushton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2008-07-01
Series:Demographic Research
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Online Access:http://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol19/15/