The Own-Children Method of fertility estimation: The devil is in the detail

<b>Background</b>: The Own-Children Method is a widely used procedure for estimating levels, trends, and differentials in age-specific and total fertility from the age distribution. <b>Objective</b>: This article demonstrates that the procedure used in most applications of...

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Main Author: Ian Timæus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research 2021-09-01
Series:Demographic Research
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Online Access:https://www.demographic-research.org/articles/volume/45/25